Sam Hentges

#31 - Relief Pitcher

Cleveland Guardians

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	7/18/1996 (26)
Height, Weight	6'6", 245 lb
Hometown	Shoreview, MN

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	13.1	2.03	1.20	25.5%	12.7%	30.9%

	116^th 1 Sv	238^th 19 IP	50^th 4.46 ERA	127^th 1.39 WHIP	134^th 23.4% K%	261^st 10.1% BB%	120^th 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	95.8	11.8%	29.1%	67.6%	5.18	3.85

	66^th 93.5 FB MPH	180^th 12.3% SwStr%	250^th 25.2% HC%	8^th 45.7% GB%	96^th 5.06 PLV	155^th 4.41 xERA

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Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2021	CLE	30	12	68.2	1	4	6.68	5.73	4.49	4.60	1.78	11.8	21.4%	10.1%	.386	28.9%	47.2%	1.31	14.1%	63.0%	10.9%	25.6%	4.81
2022	CLE	57	0	62.0	3	2	2.32	2.69	2.49	2.66	0.97	6.0	29.4%	7.8%	.259	21.9%	65.5%	0.44	10.0%	78.2%	15.0%	31.7%	4.85
2023	CLE	13	0	13.1	0	0	2.03	3.85	2.74	3.15	1.20	6.1	25.5%	12.7%	.265	29.1%	67.6%	0.00	0.0%	68.8%	11.8%	30.9%	5.18
RP MLB Percentile		36	0	30	0	55	86	55	83	82	62	78	61	24	68	27	98	86	86	35	46	64	71
RP MLB AVG		17	0	19.0	1	1	4.46	4.41	4.35	4.27	1.39	8.5	23.4%	10.1%	.294	25.2%	45.7%	-	13.5%	72.3%	12.3%	29.3%	5.06
3 Years		100	12	144.0	4	6	4.37	-	-	-	1.38	8.8	24.9%	9.4%	.327	26.2%	55.8%	0.81	12.5%	68.4%	12.6%	28.4%	4.86

Repertoire

Curveball | 43%
Four-Seamer | 35%
Sinker | 14%
Slider | 8%
Changeup | 0%
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Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2021	80.2	24.8%	34.6%	38.8%	12.8%	18.6%	31.4%	58.3%	54.5%	45.7%	28.6%	.160	.211	.343	0.0%	.170	.242	14.5%	2,496
2022	81.3	21.1%	29.1%	44.7%	16.1%	21.1%	37.2%	64.8%	61.3%	63.3%	16.7%	.132	.138	.233	0.0%	.159	.167	12.7%	2,509
2023	80.0	42.7%	40.4%	34.5%	17.2%	16.1%	33.3%	62.1%	58.6%	41.7%	25.0%	.158	.228	.250	0.0%	.183	.274	19.0%	2,414
RP MLB Percentile	51	94	90	37	81	42	64	63	70	41	38	68	60	58	53	64	51	63	47
RP MLB AVG	79.7	18.7%	26.5%	39.5%	10.9%	18.1%	28.9%	57.5%	52.6%	45.9%	31.8%	.229	.284	.293	10.5%	.223	.287	25.1%	2,450

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2021	.170	.242	.321	.415	14.5%	8.6%	45.7%	19.3%	87.4	84.4	6.8	3.4	-8.0	1.7	6.5	6.7	2,496
2022	.159	.167	.280	.261	12.7%	0.0%	33.3%	18.2%	85.8	78.9	0.0	3.1	-7.7	1.5	6.6	6.6	2,509
2023	.183	.274	.230	.363	19.0%	8.3%	41.7%	23.8%	89.5	85.3	7.2	3.7	-8.4	1.5	6.4	6.8	2,414
RP MLB Percentile	64	51	62	44	63	27	60	68	42	73	63	33	11	86	86	89	47
RP MLB AVG	.223	.287	.273	.334	25.1%	4.4%	45.4%	32.4%	87.1	87.1	10.9	4.8	-5.1	-0.7	5.9	6.3	2,450

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2021	312	83	8	4	0	0	40	8	0	3	182	130	.160	.213	.211
2022	199	55	7	0	0	0	23	2	0	2	129	70	.132	.132	.138
2023	87	21	1	2	0	0	7	2	0	0	54	33	.158	.263	.228
RP MLB Percentile	81	79	37	4	3	21	81	6	23	24	81	18	68	55	60
RP MLB AVG	52	13	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	31	21	.229	.353	.284

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2021	45.7%	25.7%	28.6%	2.9%	0.0%	60.0%	28.6%	11.4%	15.7%	5.7%	37.1%	11.4%	34.3%	2.9%	40.0%
2022	63.3%	20.0%	16.7%	6.7%	0.0%	26.7%	36.7%	36.7%	12.6%	3.3%	46.7%	16.7%	30.0%	3.3%	30.0%
2023	41.7%	33.3%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	58.3%	8.3%	33.3%	14.9%	0.0%	33.3%	25.0%	33.3%	0.0%	58.3%
RP MLB Percentile	41	29	38	0	53	62	17	75	68	0	49	45	33	41	23
RP MLB AVG	45.9%	22.3%	31.8%	6.9%	10.5%	48.7%	34.8%	16.6%	12.9%	6.0%	29.1%	25.8%	27.2%	7.5%	36.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2021	14.5%	8.6%	45.7%	19.3%	.160	.211	.343	.343	.170	.242	.321	.415	87.4	84.4	6.8
2022	12.7%	0.0%	33.3%	18.2%	.132	.138	.233	.233	.159	.167	.280	.261	85.8	78.9	0.0
2023	19.0%	8.3%	41.7%	23.8%	.158	.228	.250	.250	.183	.274	.230	.363	89.5	85.3	7.2
RP MLB Percentile	63	27	60	68	68	60	58	62	64	51	62	44	42	73	63
RP MLB AVG	25.1%	4.4%	45.4%	32.4%	.229	.284	.293	.313	.223	.287	.273	.334	87.1	87.1	10.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2021	34.6%	38.8%	12.8%	18.6%	31.4%	58.3%	54.5%	32.3%	39.7%	67.7%	47.0%	91.4%	24.0%	31.9%	56.9%	50.0%
2022	29.1%	44.7%	16.1%	21.1%	37.2%	64.8%	61.3%	36.8%	43.7%	63.2%	40.6%	76.4%	28.6%	16.5%	60.5%	53.5%
2023	40.4%	34.5%	17.2%	16.1%	33.3%	62.1%	58.6%	37.5%	46.0%	62.5%	39.1%	94.1%	21.2%	37.0%	55.0%	40.0%
RP MLB Percentile	90	37	81	42	64	63	70	68	71	70	70	45	37	60	50	33
RP MLB AVG	26.5%	39.5%	10.9%	18.1%	28.9%	57.5%	52.6%	27.5%	39.4%	72.5%	51.0%	87.6%	25.4%	29.9%	53.1%	46.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2021	28.2%	26.9%	44.9%	14.7%	17.0%	68.3%	4.2%	40.4%	32.7%	46.8%	8.0%	45.2%	38.8%	8.2%	28.4%
2022	33.2%	29.6%	37.2%	26.1%	20.1%	53.8%	9.5%	36.7%	33.7%	56.3%	1.0%	42.7%	44.7%	7.1%	27.1%
2023	18.4%	31.0%	50.6%	14.9%	16.1%	69.0%	5.7%	49.4%	19.5%	59.8%	9.2%	31.0%	34.5%	15.4%	25.9%
RP MLB Percentile	24	70	62	40	36	69	52	95	3	42	17	45	37	66	71
RP MLB AVG	29.1%	26.3%	44.6%	21.3%	19.0%	59.7%	6.3%	30.9%	42.8%	62.0%	4.7%	33.3%	39.5%	12.7%	17.0%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2021	312	5.15	1,606	46.2%	18.9%	34.9%	11.2%	-3.4	4.36	-6
2022	199	4.93	888	44.4%	18.3%	37.2%	7.2%	-5.1	3.49	-5
2023	87	5.71	497	58.6%	13.8%	27.6%	31.0%	3.0	1.50	+3
RP MLB Percentile	81	96	83	88	25	84	84	8	-	8
RP MLB AVG	52	4.96	264	44.0%	18.7%	37.2%	6.8%	0.5	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2021	94.5	45.2%	21.9%	46.3%	4.9%	12.5%	17.4%	58.8%	49.5%	45.7%	34.9%	.390	.458	.372	17.8%	.369	.460	40.6%	2,152
2022	95.8	35.5%	31.6%	52.8%	12.8%	15.2%	28.1%	68.7%	62.1%	62.7%	20.3%	.293	.342	.356	8.3%	.245	.317	28.2%	2,216
2023	95.8	35.3%	15.4%	63.9%	6.9%	23.6%	30.6%	72.2%	63.9%	76.5%	0.0%	.300	.338	.353	-	.364	.400	52.2%	2,176
RP MLB Percentile	80	35	14	97	27	84	66	88	78	96	0	32	48	35	-	17	36	7	29
RP MLB AVG	93.0	42.3%	25.4%	48.8%	10.2%	17.6%	27.8%	63.8%	58.0%	36.5%	39.2%	.264	.358	.299	15.6%	.267	.368	29.8%	2,231

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2021	.369	.460	.334	.457	40.6%	10.9%	40.3%	33.5%	89.8	89.0	11.9	4.4	8.6	1.7	6.2	6.7	2,152
2022	.245	.317	.282	.339	28.2%	3.4%	35.0%	24.4%	90.5	87.2	0.7	5.2	9.0	1.6	6.3	6.7	2,216
2023	.364	.400	.429	.419	52.2%	5.9%	41.2%	30.4%	96.3	-	-4.9	5.1	8.4	1.6	6.1	7.0	2,176
RP MLB Percentile	17	36	13	43	7	58	57	40	12	-	97	50	25	86	79	88	29
RP MLB AVG	.267	.368	.303	.419	29.8%	10.8%	45.1%	29.1%	91.1	89.3	17.3	5.0	9.1	-0.8	5.7	6.4	2,231

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2021	570	155	37	8	0	8	8	18	0	3	335	235	.390	.625	.458
2022	335	86	16	5	0	1	16	10	0	0	230	105	.293	.400	.342
2023	72	23	5	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	52	20	.300	.350	.338
RP MLB Percentile	44	56	22	27	8	54	37	37	22	13	50	62	32	61	48
RP MLB AVG	102	25	3	1	0	1	6	3	0	0	66	36	.264	.472	.358

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2021	45.7%	19.4%	34.9%	9.3%	17.8%	34.9%	39.5%	25.6%	18.8%	3.9%	31.8%	24.0%	23.3%	6.2%	36.4%
2022	62.7%	16.9%	20.3%	5.1%	8.3%	43.3%	31.7%	25.0%	22.7%	3.4%	47.5%	13.6%	22.0%	10.2%	25.4%
2023	76.5%	23.5%	0.0%	0.0%	-	41.2%	29.4%	29.4%	18.1%	0.0%	58.8%	0.0%	23.5%	11.8%	23.5%
RP MLB Percentile	96	50	0	0	-	74	34	42	37	0	96	0	50	23	84
RP MLB AVG	36.5%	24.5%	39.2%	11.2%	15.6%	32.7%	35.4%	31.8%	19.6%	4.1%	23.7%	29.9%	24.3%	7.5%	39.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2021	40.6%	10.9%	40.3%	33.5%	.390	.458	.372	.411	.369	.460	.334	.457	89.8	89.0	11.9
2022	28.2%	3.4%	35.0%	24.4%	.293	.342	.356	.367	.245	.317	.282	.339	90.5	87.2	0.7
2023	52.2%	5.9%	41.2%	30.4%	.300	.338	.353	.353	.364	.400	.429	.419	96.3	-	-4.9
RP MLB Percentile	7	58	57	40	32	48	35	44	17	36	13	43	12	-	97
RP MLB AVG	29.8%	10.8%	45.1%	29.1%	.264	.358	.299	.344	.267	.368	.303	.419	91.1	89.3	17.3

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2021	21.9%	46.3%	4.9%	12.5%	17.4%	58.8%	49.5%	10.6%	46.3%	89.4%	82.1%	91.9%	15.5%	22.4%	46.1%	34.5%
2022	31.6%	52.8%	12.8%	15.2%	28.1%	68.7%	62.1%	24.0%	53.4%	76.0%	68.0%	79.1%	18.8%	24.4%	65.3%	49.5%
2023	15.4%	63.9%	6.9%	23.6%	30.6%	72.2%	63.9%	14.3%	48.6%	85.7%	75.0%	87.1%	23.8%	6.7%	81.0%	66.7%
RP MLB Percentile	14	97	27	84	66	88	78	22	61	22	39	29	62	1	94	86
RP MLB AVG	25.4%	48.8%	10.2%	17.6%	27.8%	63.8%	58.0%	21.8%	46.1%	78.2%	69.3%	81.4%	22.1%	23.6%	59.8%	49.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2021	28.4%	23.3%	48.2%	41.6%	27.0%	31.4%	6.1%	40.0%	36.7%	61.1%	20.2%	18.8%	46.3%	18.7%	7.5%
2022	37.0%	31.3%	31.6%	40.9%	29.3%	29.9%	6.9%	33.7%	34.9%	55.5%	18.8%	25.7%	52.8%	17.2%	18.6%
2023	25.0%	38.9%	36.1%	22.2%	36.1%	41.7%	9.7%	40.3%	20.8%	58.3%	20.8%	20.8%	63.9%	23.8%	20.0%
RP MLB Percentile	19	93	49	3	91	92	76	86	3	63	21	18	97	92	55
RP MLB AVG	34.9%	27.9%	37.2%	50.3%	25.7%	24.1%	7.7%	30.0%	42.1%	54.8%	16.2%	29.0%	48.8%	13.0%	18.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2021	570	4.55	2,595	33.2%	19.1%	47.7%	-14.6%	12.5	6.30	+18
2022	335	4.70	1,387	38.6%	22.0%	39.3%	-0.7%	-1.4	3.93	+0
2023	72	4.72	340	40.3%	20.8%	38.9%	1.4%	1.0	4.18	+1
RP MLB Percentile	44	35	44	37	73	42	42	34	-	27
RP MLB AVG	102	4.84	503	42.9%	18.0%	39.1%	3.9%	-	-	+0

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2021	93.1	5.2%	37.5%	38.5%	9.2%	12.3%	21.5%	63.1%	50.8%	68.8%	12.5%	.471	.478	.500	0.0%	.316	.321	29.4%	2,101
2022	95.5	27.7%	42.1%	41.8%	16.1%	16.1%	32.2%	69.0%	65.9%	68.4%	23.7%	.138	.241	.158	22.2%	.224	.323	29.2%	2,128
2023	95.1	13.7%	17.6%	39.3%	3.6%	17.9%	21.4%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%