Spencer Bivens
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 217LBS | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 3 1 3.14 27 2 1 48.2 37 1.19
2025 2 2 3.07 19 0 0 29.1 18 1.13
2 Seasons 5 3 3.12 46 2 1 78 55 1.17
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 27 3-1 3.14 48.2 37 1.19
2025 19 2-2 3.07 29.1 18 1.13
2 Seasons 46 5-3 3.12 78 55 1.17
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 30 768 153 12 7.8 5.9 88.7 109.5 8.7 28.1 .245 .432 .311 .311 .359 36.6 18.3 5.4 3.14 4.05
2025 31 440 92 6 6.5 5.0 85.6 109.7 8.2 27.2 .231 .399 .297 .306 .318 32.6 14.9 6.6 3.07 3.49
Player 1208 245 18 7.3 5.6 87.6 109.7 8.6 27.8 .240 .420 .306 .309 .344 35.1 17.0 5.9
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bivens relies on 7 pitches.
Sinker
(37.3%) ,
Cutter
(36.8%) ,
Changeup
(14.1%) ,
Slurve
(8.9%) ,
Sweeper
(1.4%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.9%) ,
Slider
(0.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 54.2 45.8 24.8 15.0 5.9 36.6 39.2 24.2 25.5 20.9 7.8 11.1 18.3 16.3
2025 54.3 45.7 21.7 15.2 8.7 44.6 33.7 21.7 26.1 25.0 3.3 18.5 8.7 18.5
Player 54.3 45.7 23.7 15.1 6.9 39.6 37.1 23.3 25.7 22.4 6.1 13.9 14.7 17.1
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 3.9 39.2 21.6 20.9 6.5 7.8 5.9
2025 9.8 39.1 21.7 17.4 5.4 6.5 5.0
Player 6.1 39.2 21.6 19.6 6.1 7.3 5.6
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Slurve SF R 39 80.0 48.1 -3.5 6.1GLV -4.6 -5.4 0.6 6.1GLV -6.4
2025 Sweeper SF R 6 81.6 40.1 -0.6 13.6GLV -0.5 1.0 0.3 13.6GLV -0.4
2025 Slider SF R 3 87.3 29.7 -4.0 5.5GLV 1.9 6.0 -4.3 5.5GLV 0.7
2025 Changeup SF R 62 88.1 32.9 2.3 12.9ARM -1.7 2.6 1.5 12.9ARM -1.9
2025 Cutter SF R 162 90.3 23.4 1.9 1.7GLV -0.7 10.0 1.6 1.7GLV -0.6
2025 Sinker SF R 164 94.0 25.2 3.2 16.7ARM 1.7 6.0 1.4 16.7ARM 1.4
2025 4-Seam Fastball SF R 4 94.7 20.1 -5.8 11.2ARM 4.1 10.2 -5.7 11.2ARM 3.5
2024 Cutter SF R 73 91.1 23.6 0.8 1.5GLV -0.8 9.2 0.9 1.5GLV -1.2
2024 Sweeper SF R 183 81.0 37.7 -3.5 14.1GLV -0.2 4.0 -2.5 14.1GLV 0.0
2024 Slider SF R 3 86.4 28.1 -6.9 5.4GLV 1.0 8.3 -6.7 5.4GLV 0.5
2024 4-Seam Fastball SF R 42 94.5 19.0 -4.4 9.7ARM 2.3 11.6 -4.1 9.7ARM 2.1
2024 Sinker SF R 363 94.3 25.7 3.9 15.6ARM 0.8 5.0 2.2 15.6ARM 0.7
2024 Changeup SF R 104 88.6 33.7 3.9 12.8ARM -1.6 1.3 3.6 12.8ARM -1.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Sinker -1.3 -2 164 37.3 46 .308 .513 .404 7.1 13.0 18.8 .262 .461 .366 36.4
2025 Cutter 0.2 0 162 36.8 40 .243 .432 .316 22.8 20.0 17.4 .256 .491 .343 37.9
2025 Changeup 2.2 1 62 14.1 19 .125 .125 .139 26.5 10.5 11.8 .114 .186 .161 25.0
2025 Slurve 5.2 2 39 8.9 13 .154 .154 .138 27.6 15.4 10.5 .238 .273 .223 27.3
2025 Sweeper -0.5 0 6 1.4 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2025 4-Seam Fastball 3.1 0 4 0.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .049 .049 .044 0.0
2025 Slider 21.0 1 3 0.7 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .159 .185 .150 0.0
2024 Sinker -0.2 -1 363 47.3 96 .299 .483 .385 10.8 12.5 15.8 .295 .475 .362 42.1
2024 Sweeper 1.0 2 183 23.8 46 .205 .341 .238 32.6 30.4 23.7 .162 .303 .209 32.3
2024 Changeup -2.2 -2 104 13.5 25 .160 .400 .232 17.4 16.0 11.1 .215 .497 .298 33.3
2024 Cutter 3.0 2 73 9.5 23 .217 .348 .243 17.1 21.7 41.7 .224 .347 .245 27.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.8 -1 42 5.5 11 .333 .667 .473 23.5 18.2 10.5 .313 .680 .466 28.6
2024 Slider 5.5 0 3 0.4 -- -- -- 33.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 55 88.1 66 13.5 1:45 2:45 -60
2025 Cutter 161 90.3 55 9.5 12:30 11:30 60
2025 Sinker 155 94.0 82 18.1 1:30 2:30 -60
2025 Slurve 39 80.0 55 9.9 8:15 7:15 60
2024 Changeup 79 88.6 73 13.4 1:45 3:00 -75
2024 Cutter 59 91.3 56 8.6 12:30 11:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 37 94.4 89 14.9 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Sinker 321 94.3 83 16.8 1:30 2:30 -60
2024 Sweeper 172 81.0 51 14.9 8:30 9:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 201 768 -1 10 -6 -2 0
2025 121 440 7 1 -4 -2 2
Player 322 1,208 5 11 -10 5 2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 768 53.0 65.8 84.0 23.5 71.8 44.8 62.4 46.0 18.7 9.2 83.1
2025 440 52.5 63.6 89.1 33.0 63.8 43.9 65.3 49.1 18.5 9.1 70.0
Player 1,208 52.8 65.0 85.8 27.0 68.2 44.5 63.5 47.1 18.6 9.2 78.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2024 54 1 41
2025 62 68 52 45 68 62 73 97 88 4 74 9 90 45 1 35
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 23.32 9 8.5 1 4 8 2 22.2
2025 25.20 2 3.1 -1 3 2 1 50.0
Player 23.66 11 11.5 -1 7 10 3 27.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 9 8 5 9 8 9 9 9 4 7 9 8 9 6 8 7 8 9 8 11 10 8 12 11 8 9 7 11 10 9 8
2025 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
Player 11 11 8 13 12 12 12 12 6 10 12 13 12 10 11 10 11 12 11 14 13 11 16 14 11 12 10 14 13 11 9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 93.8 -1.6 92.2
Offspeed Velocity 88.6 -0.5 88.1
Breaking Velocity 81.0 -0.3 80.7
Exit Velocity 88.7 -3.1 85.6
Launch Angle 8.7 -0.5 8.2
Barrel % 7.8 -1.3 6.5
Hard Hit % 36.6 -4.0 32.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 28.1 -0.9 27.2
xBA .245 -0.014 .231
BA .250 -0.019 .231
xwOBA .311 -0.005 .306
wOBA .311 -0.014 .297
xSLG .432 -0.033 .399
SLG .431 -0.061 .370
K% 18.3 -3.4 14.9
BB% 5.4 1.2 6.6
Swing % 46.0 3.1 49.1
Whiff% 18.7 -0.2 18.5
In Zone % 53.0 -0.5 52.5
Out of Zone % 47.0 0.5 47.5
Out of Zone Swing % 23.5 9.5 33.0
First Pitch Swing % 29.2 0.6 29.8
First Pitch Strike % 62.4 2.9 65.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 201 .311 105 2 1.9 96 12 12.5
2025 Shades 121 .297 64 2 3.1 57 1 1.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 248 15.3 44.4% 0.0% 112 17.3 5.4% 0.0%
2025 112 15.1 47.3% 0.9% 80 17.9 6.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution