Steven Cruz
RPQualifiedKansas City Royals · AL · Age 27 · Bats R / Throws R · 34.0 IP · 142 BF
— NeutralHOLDRank 270 of 617 pitchers by opportunity score
Opportunity Score
11
+1.3 last 7 days
HOLDProduction matches the underlying process.
No diagnostic pattern fires — the profile is stable year over year.Mechanical flag: arm angle −4.9°.
W-L
2-2
SV
0
IP
34.0
K
41
BB
16
ERA
4.50
WHIP
1.26
Edge breakdown
Expected
What the batted-ball quality deserves
xERA4.14
xwOBA.314
xBA.230
xSLG.398
xBABIP.281
Actual
What the scoreboard says
ERA4.50
wOBA.331
BA.218
SLG.460
BABIP.281
Difference
Actual − expected · percentile of the gap
ERA vs xERA+0.3664
wOBA against vs xwOBA+.01770
BA against vs xBA−.01232
SLG against vs xSLG+.06282
BABIP against vs xBABIP+.00050
Arsenal & pitch shapes
2026 usage, velocity, and movement per pitch · dashed ring = league average for that pitch type · movement in inches, pitcher's perspective
| Pitch | Usage | Velo | vs 2025 | Velo pctl | Spin | IVB | HB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 58.9%(+8.7) | 98.2lg 94.5 | ±0.0 | 9533 | 2217 | 14.7"lg 15.4 | 10.7"lg 7.8 |
| Cutter | 25.1%(−0.4) | 93.4lg 89.5 | −0.3 | 9513 | 2165 | 8.1"lg 7.9 | 0.5"lg 2.4 |
| Slider | 15.4%(−8.9) | 89.0lg 86.2 | −0.3 | 8694 | 2185 | 2.9"lg 1.5 | 5.1"lg 4.1 |
IVB = induced vertical break (rise vs gravity-only). HB = horizontal break. Velo percentile is against all pitchers throwing the same pitch type. Sources: Savant pitch arsenals & movement leaderboards.
Mechanics Watch
2026 in gold · 2025 dashed · thin ticks = league average
Arm Angle −4.9°
Arm slot
20 pctl · −4.9° vs prior
What this can't see: Joint kinetics, hip-shoulder separation, and kinematic sequencing (Hawkeye/KinaTrax, team-internal — never estimated here). Stance angle and foot separation (Savant visuals only, no export). Release extension (column exported empty; needs pitch-level ingest).
Recent games
Percentile rankings
xERA
55
xwOBA Against
55
K%
91
BB%
21
Whiff%
94
FB Velocity
95
Hard-Hit% Against
71
Spin Rate
27
30-day rolling trends
Rolling ERA vs xERA
ERAxERA
Rolling Hard-Hit% Against
Rolling FB Velocity
Rolling Stuff Index
Rolling Whiff%