Michael Massey
Second Baseman · Kansas City Royals · #19
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height
- 6′ 0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- 1998-03-22
- Birthplace
- Palos Park, IL, United States
- Debut
- 2022
- ESPN id
- 4109223
- Source
- espn
Pitches6537
PA1736
AVG.250
SLG.396
ISO.146
K%18.3%
BRL%7.1%
HH%37.5%
EV87.8
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2354 | 36.0% | 94.2 | 2288 |
| Changeup | 823 | 12.6% | 86.1 | 1765 |
| Slider | 739 | 11.3% | 85.9 | 2403 |
| Sinker | 723 | 11.1% | 93.5 | 2160 |
| Cutter | 534 | 8.2% | 89.5 | 2397 |
| Curveball | 468 | 7.2% | 79.0 | 2570 |
| Sweeper | 402 | 6.1% | 82.0 | 2549 |
| Split-Finger | 286 | 4.4% | 85.9 | 1427 |
| Knuckle Curve | 155 | 2.4% | 81.8 | 2506 |
| Slurve | 25 | 0.4% | 82.3 | 2380 |
| Unknown | 9 | 0.1% | 92.7 | 2075 |
| Other | 9 | 0.1% | 68.4 | 1985 |
| Eephus | 6 | 0.1% | 51.9 | 1464 |
| Forkball | 3 | 0.0% | 81.0 | 1372 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 89.1 | 1589 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 546 | .227 | .379 | .152 | 124 | 77 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 99 |
| Changeup | 252 | .254 | .385 | .131 | 64 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 49 |
| Slider | 181 | .243 | .381 | .138 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 45 |
| Sinker | 197 | .305 | .411 | .107 | 60 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| Cutter | 122 | .336 | .623 | .287 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| Curveball | 97 | .268 | .474 | .206 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| Sweeper | 96 | .167 | .250 | .083 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| Split-Finger | 77 | .156 | .169 | .013 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Knuckle Curve | 34 | .324 | .441 | .118 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Slurve | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 3 | .667 | .667 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 454 | 8.1% | 35.7% | 88.1 | 22.8° | 208 | 41.4% | 23.3% | 27.3% | 7.9% |
| Changeup | 209 | 5.7% | 28.7% | 86.6 | 12.1° | 163 | 22.5% | 28.2% | 44.5% | 4.8% |
| Slider | 140 | 6.4% | 36.4% | 86.5 | 15.4° | 175 | 27.1% | 27.1% | 36.4% | 9.3% |
| Sinker | 177 | 6.8% | 43.5% | 88.6 | 9.5° | 157 | 24.9% | 22.6% | 46.9% | 5.6% |
| Cutter | 114 | 11.4% | 52.6% | 90.1 | 18.5° | 198 | 22.8% | 37.7% | 28.1% | 11.4% |
| Curveball | 73 | 6.8% | 42.5% | 88.8 | 19.8° | 187 | 31.5% | 26.0% | 31.5% | 11.0% |
| Sweeper | 69 | 4.3% | 26.1% | 83.3 | 23.3° | 170 | 36.2% | 11.6% | 37.7% | 14.5% |
| Split-Finger | 53 | 0.0% | 37.7% | 88.9 | 13.0° | 140 | 22.6% | 17.0% | 54.7% | 5.7% |
| Knuckle Curve | 23 | 4.3% | 43.5% | 88.2 | 6.3° | 160 | 21.7% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 6 | 33.3% | 83.3% | 95.0 | 9.0° | 267 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Other | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 95.2 | 0.0° | 62 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 91.0 | 18.3° | 198 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |