Jose Espada

#40 - Relief Pitcher

San Diego Padres

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	2/22/1997 (26)
Height, Weight	6'0", 170 lb
Hometown	Ponce, PRI

2023 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	1.0	0.00	2.00	40.0%	40.0%	32.0%

	183^rd 3 Sv	345^th 44 IP	1^st 4.16 ERA	342^nd 1.32 WHIP	3^rd 23.7% K%	345^th 9.5% BB%	55^th 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	92.9	24.0%	0.0%	100.0%	4.15	3.83

	279^th 94.4 FB MPH	2^nd 12.6% SwStr%	1^st 24.8% HC%	1^st 45.6% GB%	345^th 4.97 PLV	137^th 4.24 xERA

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Stats Glossary

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
2023	SD	1	0	1.0	0	0	0.00	3.83	5.25	5.25	2.00	0.0	40.0%	40.0%	.000	0.0%	100.0%	0.00	-	100.0%	24.0%	32.0%	4.15
RP MLB Percentile		0	0	0	0	80	100	60	14	8	1	100	99	0	100	100	100	99	-	99	99	83	0
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
1 Year		1	0	1.0	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	2.00	0.0	40.0%	40.0%	.000	0.0%	100.0%	0.00	-	100.0%	24.0%	32.0%	4.15

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 48%
Slider | 32%
Splitter | 20%
All Pitches

2023 All

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
2023	92.9	48.0%	25.0%	33.3%	8.3%	16.7%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	.000	.348	.000	-	.110	.397	0.0%	2,139
RP MLB Percentile	20	63	40	1	29	47	26	1	5	100	0	100	49	99	-	97	29	100	20
RP MLB AVG	94.4	42.3%	26.3%	49.5%	10.7%	17.3%	28.0%	64.5%	59.0%	36.9%	40.0%	.259	.356	.305	15.5%	.255	.357	28.7%	2,262

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.110	.397	.110	.097	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	56.3	-	-25.0	1.8	10.9	-1.1	6.3	6.2	2,139
RP MLB Percentile	97	29	99	100	100	92	-	-	100	-	100	5	93	57	92	24	20
RP MLB AVG	.255	.357	.296	.401	28.7%	9.8%	41.7%	26.5%	90.6	88.7	17.6	4.9	9.0	-0.7	5.7	6.4	2,262

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2023	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	6	.000	.000	.348
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	97	86	22	85	0	91	44	21	0	100	100	100	49
RP MLB AVG	249	61	8	3	0	2	14	8	1	0	162	87	.259	.457	.356

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2023	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	16.7%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	100	98	0	0	-	0	0	100	17	100	0	0	98	87	99
RP MLB AVG	36.9%	23.2%	40.0%	12.5%	15.5%	30.6%	34.8%	34.7%	20.7%	3.9%	24.2%	30.3%	24.2%	7.7%	37.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2023	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	.000	.348	.000	.000	.110	.397	.110	.097	56.3	-	-25.0
RP MLB Percentile	100	92	-	-	100	49	99	100	97	29	99	100	100	-	100
RP MLB AVG	28.7%	9.8%	41.7%	26.5%	.259	.356	.305	.346	.255	.357	.296	.401	90.6	88.7	17.6

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%
2023	25.0%	33.3%	8.3%	16.7%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	25.0%	33.3%	75.0%	50.0%	100.0%	14.3%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	40	1	29	47	26	1	5	65	2	65	89	0	7	99	0	0
RP MLB AVG	26.3%	49.5%	10.7%	17.3%	28.0%	64.5%	59.0%	22.6%	47.2%	77.4%	67.1%	81.3%	22.1%	21.5%	60.7%	50.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2023	25.0%	8.3%	66.7%	41.7%	50.0%	8.3%	0.0%	8.3%	83.3%	58.3%	25.0%	16.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	14	0	99	21	99	4	0	0	100	71	3	3	1	0	0
RP MLB AVG	34.5%	28.2%	37.3%	50.3%	25.7%	24.0%	7.6%	29.2%	42.6%	55.0%	15.3%	29.7%	49.5%	13.0%	18.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2023	12	4.48	54	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	-16.7%	-0.4	8.26	-1
RP MLB Percentile	0	8	0	1	100	37	37	53	-	50
RP MLB AVG	249	4.86	1,223	43.3%	17.0%	39.7%	3.6%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2023	83.3	32.0%	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	-	-	-	2,462
RP MLB Percentile	32	49	100	0	100	0	100	53	83	-	-	99	100	-	-	-	-	-	53
RP MLB AVG	84.5	34.3%	31.8%	41.0%	15.5%	15.0%	30.5%	61.7%	56.7%	41.0%	37.7%	.221	.287	.280	13.8%	.216	.287	21.0%	2,430

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4	-0.9	-1.1	6.2	6.3	2,462
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	13	65	91	36	53
RP MLB AVG	.216	.287	.267	.363	21.0%	7.0%	36.2%	23.3%	86.5	86.5	15.3	3.9	1.0	-1.0	5.6	6.4	2,430

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2023	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	3	.000	.000	.000
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	97	79	13	72	2	84	39	46	0	100	99	99	100
RP MLB AVG	213	53	6	2	0	1	16	3	1	1	133	79	.221	.382	.287

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	41.0%	21.3%	37.7%	10.7%	13.8%	46.4%	33.3%	20.3%	15.3%	4.9%	29.3%	29.8%	23.2%	5.9%	35.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2023	-	-	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	99	100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	21.0%	7.0%	36.2%	23.3%	.221	.287	.280	.316	.216	.287	.267	.363	86.5	86.5	15.3

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%
2023	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%	100.0%	62.5%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	50.0%	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	100	0	100	0	100	53	83	100	99	100	100	-	0	100	-	-
RP MLB AVG	31.8%	41.0%	15.5%	15.0%	30.5%	61.7%	56.7%	33.2%	46.7%	66.8%	46.3%	81.2%	21.0%	26.8%	59.8%	51.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2023	12.5%	50.0%	37.5%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	37.5%	12.5%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	16	100	3	0	0	100	0	51	0	0	9	96	0	0	100
RP MLB AVG	20.5%	23.0%	56.5%	16.6%	21.7%	61.7%	6.2%	25.3%	51.7%	58.3%	7.7%	34.1%	41.0%	12.6%	20.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2023	8	4.83	39	25.0%	37.5%	37.5%	-12.5%	-0.6	6.66	0
RP MLB Percentile	0	13	0	0	82	26	26	69	-	64
RP MLB AVG	213	5.17	1,111	45.3%	25.9%	28.8%	16.5%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2023	88.3	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	.696	-	-	-	-	-	1,347
RP MLB Percentile	69	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	55
RP MLB AVG	86.8	21.3%	33.9%	31.5%	16.7%	7.7%	24.4%	56.0%	51.4%	57.0%	24.4%	.192	.248	.253	15.7%	.201	.250	19.4%	1,294

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.3	9.6	-1.3	6.1	6.2	1,347
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	29	98	55	82	22	55
RP MLB AVG	.201	.250	.264	.331	19.4%	6.1%	33.5%	21.6%	84.8	84.8	2.5	6.2	2.5	-1.2	5.8	6.4	1,294

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2023	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	-	-	.696
RP MLB Percentile	0	4	76	63	6	47	0	39	20	39	0	92	-	-	4
RP MLB AVG	137	38	4	1	0	1	13	2	0	1	83	54	.192	.314	.248

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	57.0%	18.6%	24.4%	4.7%	15.7%	56.3%	28.6%	15.1%	15.4%	6.9%	43.6%	18.0%	21.9%	3.5%	31.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2023	-	-	-	-	-	.696	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	19.4%	6.1%	33.5%	21.6%	.192	.248	.253	.283	.201	.250	.264	.331	84.8	84.8	2.5

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%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	-	-	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	0	0
RP MLB AVG	33.9%	31.5%	16.7%	7.7%	24.4%	56.0%	51.4%	33.7%	48.3%	66.3%	53.1%	76.9%	11.5%	31.9%	54.5%	45.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2023	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	60.0%	0.0%	20.0%	40.0%	60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	0	98	88	80	69	18	0	20	27	73	0	6	0	0	0
RP MLB AVG	48.7%	26.8%	24.4%	15.0%	16.5%	68.5%	3.6%	26.8%	46.4%	52.0%	6.5%	41.6%	31.5%	14.6%	18.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2023	5	2.28	11	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	-80.0%	0.2	18.11	0
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	0	0	43	2	2	29	-	25
RP MLB AVG	137	4.69	654	33.9%	21.3%	44.8%	-10.8%	-1.4	-	-2

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
Four-Seamer	92.9	48.0%	25.0%	33.3%	8.3%	16.7%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	.000	.348	.000	-	.110	.397	0.0%	2,139
Slider	83.3	32.0%	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	-	-	-	2,462
Splitter	88.3	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	.696	-	-	-	-	-	1,347

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
Four-Seamer	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	6	.000	.000	.348
Slider	8	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	3	.000	.000	.000
Splitter	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	-	-	.696

Pitch Type	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin	VAA
Four-Seamer	.110	.397	.110	.097	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	56.3	-	-25.0	1.8	10.9	-1.1	6.3	6.2	2,139
Slider	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4	-0.9	-1.1	6.2	6.3	2,462
Splitter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.3	9.6	-1.3	6.1	6.2	1,347

Pitch Type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
Four-Seamer	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	16.7%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Slider	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Splitter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pitch Type	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
Four-Seamer	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	.000	.348	.000	.000	.110	.397	.110	.097	56.3	-	-25.0
Slider	-	-	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Splitter	-	-	-	-	-	.696	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pitch Type	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
Four-Seamer	25.0%	33.3%	8.3%	16.7%	25.0%	50.0%	50.0%	25.0%	33.3%	75.0%	50.0%	100.0%	14.3%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Slider	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	0.0%	62.5%	62.5%	62.5%	100.0%	62.5%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	50.0%	-	-
Splitter	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	-	-	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%

Pitch Type	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
Four-Seamer	25.0%	8.3%	66.7%	41.7%	50.0%	8.3%	0.0%	8.3%	83.3%	58.3%	25.0%	16.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Slider	12.5%	50.0%	37.5%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	37.5%	12.5%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%
Splitter	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	60.0%	0.0%	20.0%	40.0%	60.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Pitch Type	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
Four-Seamer	12	4.48	54	25.0%	33.3%	41.7%	-16.7%	-0.4	8.26	-1
Slider	8	4.83	39	25.0%	37.5%	37.5%	-12.5%	-0.6	6.66	0
Splitter	5