James Naile

#68 - Relief Pitcher

St. Louis Cardinals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	2/8/1993 (30)
Height, Weight	6'4", 185 lb
Hometown	Cape Girardeau, MO

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	15.1	8.80	2.35	8.8%	11.3%	24.0%

	183^rd 3 Sv	345^th 44 IP	343^rd 4.16 ERA	345^th 1.32 WHIP	345^th 23.7% K%	261^st 9.5% BB%	332^nd 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	91.7	6.5%	38.8%	54.7%	5.03	7.07

	264^th 94.4 FB MPH	345^th 12.6% SwStr%	344^th 24.8% HC%	55^th 45.6% GB%	127^th 4.97 PLV	342^nd 4.24 xERA

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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
2022	STL	7	0	9.0	0	0	5.00	5.52	5.56	4.32	1.11	8.0	13.5%	5.4%	.214	43.2%	56.7%	2.00	22.2%	69.4%	10.3%	25.4%	4.96
2023	STL	10	0	15.1	0	0	8.80	7.07	4.98	5.21	2.35	15.9	8.8%	11.3%	.413	38.8%	54.7%	0.59	11.1%	49.1%	6.5%	24.0%	5.03
RP MLB Percentile		4	0	0	0	80	1	1	18	9	0	0	0	24	1	0	84	81	59	0	0	3	61
RP MLB AVG		40	0	44.0	3	2	4.16	4.24	4.16	4.17	1.32	8.2	23.7%	9.5%	.293	24.8%	45.6%	1.08	13.0%	72.3%	12.6%	29.3%	4.97
2 Years		17	0	24.1	0	0	7.40	-	-	-	1.89	13.0	10.3%	9.4%	.352	40.2%	55.3%	1.11	16.7%	52.6%	7.6%	24.4%	5.01

Repertoire

Sinker | 55%
Curveball | 39%
Changeup | 4%
Cutter | 2%
Four-Seamer | 1%
Slider | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	91.8	44.4%	28.6%	50.0%	12.5%	12.5%	25.0%	64.3%	60.7%	57.1%	21.4%	.133	.154	.143	0.0%	.218	.249	56.3%	1,642
2023	91.7	55.2%	22.5%	52.9%	5.9%	15.9%	21.8%	64.1%	54.1%	57.1%	14.3%	.459	.502	.471	20.0%	.439	.494	47.7%	1,616
RP MLB Percentile	24	89	32	59	41	21	18	35	21	42	33	13	15	15	39	8	12	12	0
RP MLB AVG	93.5	30.0%	27.7%	50.7%	6.8%	21.0%	27.9%	66.3%	59.5%	57.7%	21.6%	.304	.369	.324	16.7%	.279	.349	30.7%	2,146

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.218	.249	.231	.235	56.3%	0.0%	42.9%	37.5%	92.1	90.7	7.5	8.6	2.7	-1.4	5.8	6.5	1,642
2023	.439	.494	.448	.482	47.7%	5.7%	37.1%	29.5%	93.4	95.8	6.1	7.9	2.3	-1.0	5.8	6.5	1,616
RP MLB Percentile	8	12	8	14	12	37	51	45	14	24	36	17	16	64	70	53	0
RP MLB AVG	.279	.349	.296	.342	30.7%	5.8%	38.7%	29.2%	88.4	86.4	3.6	9.2	4.7	-0.8	5.5	6.4	2,146

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	56	16	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	36	20	.133	.133	.154
2023	170	44	13	3	0	1	2	7	0	0	109	61	.459	.622	.502
RP MLB Percentile	69	68	18	16	15	21	41	19	44	17	67	28	13	16	15
RP MLB AVG	150	40	7	2	0	1	6	4	1	0	101	50	.304	.456	.369

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	57.1%	21.4%	21.4%	0.0%	0.0%	28.6%	42.9%	28.6%	14.3%	7.1%	28.6%	21.4%	28.6%	14.3%	28.6%
2023	57.1%	28.6%	14.3%	5.7%	20.0%	37.1%	40.0%	22.9%	21.8%	2.9%	48.6%	11.4%	25.7%	5.7%	31.4%
RP MLB Percentile	42	22	33	70	39	52	68	35	78	41	66	40	42	30	45
RP MLB AVG	57.7%	20.7%	21.6%	5.8%	16.7%	37.6%	34.2%	28.2%	18.4%	6.2%	42.5%	16.1%	24.7%	4.7%	31.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	56.3%	0.0%	42.9%	37.5%	.133	.154	.143	.143	.218	.249	.231	.235	92.1	90.7	7.5
2023	47.7%	5.7%	37.1%	29.5%	.459	.502	.471	.486	.439	.494	.448	.482	93.4	95.8	6.1
RP MLB Percentile	12	37	51	45	13	15	15	16	8	12	8	14	14	24	36
RP MLB AVG	30.7%	5.8%	38.7%	29.2%	.304	.369	.324	.347	.279	.349	.296	.342	88.4	86.4	3.6

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%
2022	28.6%	50.0%	12.5%	12.5%	25.0%	64.3%	60.7%	24.1%	51.8%	75.9%	62.5%	81.0%	17.5%	14.3%	71.4%	52.4%
2023	22.5%	52.9%	5.9%	15.9%	21.8%	64.1%	54.1%	12.2%	48.2%	87.8%	72.2%	92.2%	22.2%	5.4%	67.3%	52.7%
RP MLB Percentile	32	59	41	21	18	35	21	36	66	36	63	34	35	1	62	60
RP MLB AVG	27.7%	50.7%	6.8%	21.0%	27.9%	66.3%	59.5%	14.9%	45.3%	85.1%	75.6%	88.9%	25.1%	24.9%	63.4%	49.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	53.6%	25.0%	21.4%	17.9%	32.1%	50.0%	7.1%	35.7%	39.3%	71.4%	16.1%	12.5%	50.0%	22.5%	14.3%
2023	49.4%	27.1%	23.5%	31.8%	34.1%	34.1%	7.1%	37.1%	35.9%	63.5%	14.7%	21.8%	52.9%	20.4%	5.4%
RP MLB Percentile	48	61	47	64	72	30	44	39	56	45	57	63	59	71	22
RP MLB AVG	49.7%	25.2%	25.1%	27.8%	29.7%	42.5%	7.4%	42.0%	32.8%	64.4%	16.0%	19.6%	50.7%	17.8%	16.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	56	4.84	271	44.6%	16.1%	39.3%	5.4%	-0.4	3.39	+1
2023	170	4.76	810	40.6%	18.8%	40.6%	0.0%	8.8	5.61	+7
RP MLB Percentile	69	51	69	52	44	45	45	2	-	2
RP MLB AVG	150	4.71	721	39.6%	19.7%	40.7%	-1.1%	-0.2	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	82.2	24.6%	44.4%	41.9%	12.9%	22.6%	35.5%	71.0%	64.5%	57.1%	42.9%	.222	.196	.286	0.0%	.371	.344	44.4%	2,655
2023	83.1	38.6%	25.0%	49.6%	7.6%	21.0%	28.6%	62.2%	55.5%	41.7%	16.7%	.276	.284	.333	0.0%	.281	.297	22.6%	2,686
RP MLB Percentile	83	91	37	81	32	68	47	66	56	34	25	34	45	37	52	27	36	50	78
RP MLB AVG	79.6	17.7%	27.7%	38.5%	10.8%	17.2%	28.0%	57.1%	52.3%	49.5%	29.6%	.226	.275	.295	10.6%	.211	.267	22.4%	2,460

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.371	.344	.477	.442	44.4%	0.0%	28.6%	22.2%	91.4	78.5	20.0	6.5	-1.7	-1.4	5.9	6.5	2,655
2023	.281	.297	.338	.326	22.6%	0.0%	45.8%	35.5%	87.6	91.2	4.3	8.5	-1.6	-1.4	5.7	6.4	2,686
RP MLB Percentile	27	36	28	49	50	42	48	39	50	47	73	94	84	44	21	54	78
RP MLB AVG	.211	.267	.268	.332	22.4%	4.4%	43.5%	29.1%	86.6	86.4	9.8	4.5	-5.1	-0.7	5.9	6.3	2,460

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	31	9	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	9	.222	.222	.196
2023	119	31	7	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	74	45	.276	.310	.284
RP MLB Percentile	80	79	8	21	5	26	65	13	22	33	80	23	34	50	45
RP MLB AVG	82	19	3	1	0	0	6	1	0	1	49	33	.226	.352	.275

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	57.1%	0.0%	42.9%	14.3%	0.0%	14.3%	42.9%	42.9%	12.9%	0.0%	28.6%	42.9%	28.6%	0.0%	14.3%
2023	41.7%	41.7%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	37.5%	29.2%	33.3%	13.4%	0.0%	37.5%	16.7%	41.7%	4.2%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	34	17	25	0	52	20	47	80	53	0	58	34	23	36	19
RP MLB AVG	49.5%	20.9%	29.6%	6.8%	10.6%	53.6%	30.1%	16.2%	13.8%	5.2%	34.3%	23.5%	26.3%	6.3%	33.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	44.4%	0.0%	28.6%	22.2%	.222	.196	.286	.286	.371	.344	.477	.442	91.4	78.5	20.0
2023	22.6%	0.0%	45.8%	35.5%	.276	.284	.333	.333	.281	.297	.338	.326	87.6	91.2	4.3
RP MLB Percentile	50	42	48	39	34	45	37	43	27	36	28	49	50	47	73
RP MLB AVG	22.4%	4.4%	43.5%	29.1%	.226	.275	.295	.319	.211	.267	.268	.332	86.6	86.4	9.8

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%
2022	44.4%	41.9%	12.9%	22.6%	35.5%	71.0%	64.5%	26.7%	48.4%	73.3%	50.0%	100.0%	46.2%	37.5%	87.5%	87.5%
2023	25.0%	49.6%	7.6%	21.0%	28.6%	62.2%	55.5%	18.4%	41.2%	81.6%	66.7%	88.2%	36.5%	22.9%	65.2%	60.9%
RP MLB Percentile	37	81	32	68	47	66	56	27	50	28	31	56	89	23	73	82
RP MLB AVG	27.7%	38.5%	10.8%	17.2%	28.0%	57.1%	52.3%	26.8%	39.9%	73.2%	54.5%	87.0%	24.1%	33.3%	52.8%	45.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	16.1%	38.7%	45.2%	6.5%	22.6%	71.0%	6.5%	16.1%	45.2%	41.9%	6.5%	51.6%	41.9%	15.4%	12.5%
2023	33.6%	26.1%	40.3%	30.3%	26.1%	43.7%	5.9%	31.9%	42.0%	52.9%	6.7%	40.3%	49.6%	11.1%	10.4%
RP MLB Percentile	63	59	35	82	81	12	56	50	43	23	29	73	81	49	30
RP MLB AVG	30.7%	24.5%	44.8%	20.3%	19.2%	60.5%	5.9%	32.0%	43.5%	62.1%	4.8%	33.2%	38.5%	11.9%	17.7%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	31	5.37	166	45.2%	32.3%	22.6%	22.6%	-0.3	2.11	+0
2023	119	5.50	655	53.8%	16.0%	30.3%	23.5%	3.0	2.94	+3
RP MLB Percentile	80	93	81	90	36	85	85	9	-	11
RP MLB AVG	82	4.82	407	40.3%	18.2%	41.5%	-1.2%	0.2	-	+0

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022	86.7	7.9%	66.7%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	90.0%	70.0%	33.3%	66.7%	.500	.739	.500	50.0%	.465	.730	25.0%	1,842
2023	86.3	3.6%	16.7%	45.5%	9.1%	0.0%	9.1%	54.5%	45.5%	100.0%	0.0%	.333	.294	.333	-	.206	.202	33.3%	1,533
RP MLB Percentile	50	8	11	85	26	0	6	39	32	88	0	26	50	36	-	63	77	24	20
RP MLB AVG	85.8	17.3%	31.7%	33.4%	13.5%	9.1%	22.6%	55.7%	49.2%	52.2%	28.2%	.263	.316	.299	15.2%	.244	.301	25.4%	1,754

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2022	.465	.730	.429	.973	25.0%	33.3%	33.3%	25.0%	87.8	91.2	16.3	5.1	1.3	-1.4	5.8	6.3	1,842
2023	.206	.202	.206	.202	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	85.8	-	-9.0	6.8	1.6	-1.2	5.8	6.3	1,533
RP MLB Percentile	63	77	73	81	24	46	66	39	56	-	92	10	21	56	66	36	20
RP MLB AVG	.244	.301	.273	.344	25.4%	6.2%	41.8%	31.1%	86.7	87.1	7.6	8.6	3.4	-0.6	5.5	6.4	1,754

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2022	10	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	1	.500	1.250	.739
2023	11	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	.333	.333	.294
RP MLB Percentile	9	9	55	45	10	34	0	51	11	23	11	87	26	52	50
RP MLB AVG	76	20	3	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	45	31	.263	.422	.316

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2022	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	20.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	66.7%
2023	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	18.2%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	88	76	0	0	-	17	51	82	72	0	88	0	25	46	86
RP MLB AVG	52.2%	19.6%	28.2%	6.3%	15.2%	50.3%	31.7%	18.0%	14.2%	4.5%	37.7%	21.4%	24.5%	5.7%	33.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2022	25.0%	33.3%	33.3%	25.0%	.500	.739	.500	.667	.465	.730	.429	.973	87.8	91.2	16.3
2023	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	.333	.294	.333	.333	.206	.202	.206	.202	85.8	-	-9.0
RP MLB Percentile	24	46	66	39	26	50	36	46	63	77	73	81	56	-	92
RP MLB AVG	25.4%	6.2%	41.8%	31.1%	.263	.316	.299	.329	.244	.301	.273	.344	86.7	87.1	7.6

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%
2022	66.7%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	90.0%	70.0%	28.6%	70.0%	71.4%	75.0%	66.7%	25.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2023	16.7%	45.5%	9.1%	0.0%	9.1%	54.5%	45.5%	16.7%	54.5%	83.3%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	-	100.0%	100.0%
RP MLB Percentile	11	85	26	0	6	39	32	17	76	17	95	2	0	-	87	89
RP MLB AVG	31.7%	33.4%	13.5%	9.1%	22.6%	55.7%	49.2%	28.9%	46.6%	71.1%	59.5%	80.9%	12.8%	33.5%	52.9%	42.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2022	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	40.0%	20.0%	40.0%	10.0%	10.0%	50.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	40.0%	25.0%	50.0%
2023	63.6%	36.4%	0.0%	36.4%	18.2%	45.5%	0.0%	18.2%	45.5%	54.5%	9.1%	36.4%	45.5%	50.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	64	92	0	95	43	9	0	35	28	38	42	58	85	99	0
RP MLB AVG	56.6%	23.5%	19.9%	15.5%	19.5%	64.9%	3.9%	22.4%	54.1%	58.3%	8.6%	33.1%	33.4%	16.5%	15.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2022	10	5.76	58	60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	1.8	1.18	+1
2023	11	4.79	53	45.5%	18.2%	36.4%	9.1%	0.2	5.51	+0
RP MLB Percentile	9	58	11	85	41	78	78	53	-	46
RP MLB AVG	76	4.68	367	34.6%	19.7%	45.7%	-11.2%	0.4	-	0

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2022