Oregon Fall ID/PNW Fall ID: Pitcher Data Dive
October 26, 2023
On September 23rd, PBR Oregon hosted its first showcase of the fall 2023 circuit: The Oregon Fall ID. On October 14th, the staff hosted its final event: The Pacific Northwest Fall ID Perennially, showcases helps introduce our staff to new need-to-know players in the state that we’d not yet seen before, as well as provided us with updated looks at players who’ve earned our attention in the past.
Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top pitchers with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:
TRACKMAN
FASTBALL
VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School | 2025 | OF | 83.0 mph |
2 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | 82.4 mph |
3 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 81.3 mph |
4 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 80.3 mph |
5 | August Ware | OR | Glencoe High School | 2026 | LHP | 79.5 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 2299 rpm |
2 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 2229 rpm |
3 | Griffin O'Neil | OR | Tigard | 2024 | RHP | 2225 rpm |
4 | Miles Ott | OR | Tigard High School | 2025 | OF | 2092 rpm |
5 | Cooper McGowan | WA | Battle Ground | 2027 | SS | 2052 rpm |
6 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School | 2025 | OF | 2035 rpm |
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | James Pearson | OR | Valley Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 21.0 in |
2 | Michael Neumayer | OR | Sherwood | 2027 | 3B | 18.6 in |
3 | Cooper McGowan | WA | Battle Ground | 2027 | SS | 18.1 in |
4 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School | 2025 | OF | 17.8 in |
5 | Ryan Gresham | OR | Sunset | 2027 | C | 17.3 in |
6 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 16.9 in |
7 | Lucas Brazier | WA | White River | 2026 | SS | 15.8 in |
8 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 15.1 in |
9 | Benito Rinaldi | OR | Lake Oswego | 2025 | 2B | 14.8 in |
10 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 14.0 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | August Ware | OR | Glencoe High School | 2026 | LHP | -18.7 |
2 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | 15.7 |
3 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 15.1 |
4 | Ryan Gresham | OR | Sunset | 2027 | C | 13.1 |
5 | Cooper McGowan | WA | Battle Ground | 2027 | SS | 11.8 |
6 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School | 2025 | OF | 10.5 |
7 | Benito Rinaldi | OR | Lake Oswego | 2025 | 2B | 9.8 |
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | 66 % |
2 | August Ware | OR | Glencoe High School | 2026 | LHP | 63 % |
^ | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 63 % |
3 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 50 % |
4 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 44 % |
5 | Ryan Gresham | OR | Sunset | 2027 | C | 42 % |
Average MLB pitchers throw 62% strikes, and better pitchers throw strikes 65% of the time, or roughly 2:1 strikes to balls.
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | 2483 rpm |
2 | James Pearson | OR | Valley Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 2327 rpm |
3 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 2238 rpm |
4 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 2030 rpm |
5 | Miles Ott | OR | Tigard High School | 2025 | OF | 1964 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | -12.9 in |
2 | James Pearson | OR | Valley Catholic | 2024 | RHP | -10.2 in |
3 | Benito Rinaldi | OR | Lake Oswego | 2025 | 2B | 9.4 in |
4 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | -7.4 in |
5 | Miles Ott | OR | Tigard High School | 2025 | OF | -4.9 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | James Pearson | OR | Valley Catholic | 2024 | RHP | -11.5 |
2 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | -11.3 |
3 | Michael Neumayer | OR | Sherwood | 2027 | 3B | -11.1 |
4 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | -10.2 |
5 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | -9.0 |
6 | August Ware | OR | Glencoe High School | 2026 | LHP | 7.8 |
7 | Cooper McGowan | WA | Battle Ground | 2027 | SS | -7.5 |
8 | Miles Ott | OR | Tigard High School | 2025 | OF | -6.1 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | James Pearson | OR | Valley Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 75 % |
2 | Ryan Gresham | OR | Sunset | 2027 | C | 50 % |
^ | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 50 % |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 2278 |
2 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 2198 |
3 | Lucas Brazier | WA | White River | 2026 | SS | 2187 |
4 | Griffin O'Neil | OR | Tigard | 2024 | RHP | 2171 |
5 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School | 2025 | OF | 2046 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | 4.2 in |
2 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 4.1 in |
3 | Ian Kolmer | OR | Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School | 2025 | OF | 3.3 in |
4 | Lucas Brazier | WA | White River | 2026 | SS | -3.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Lucas Brazier | WA | White River | 2026 | SS | -10.2 |
2 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | -7.4 |
3 | Griffin O'Neil | OR | Tigard | 2024 | RHP | -5.8 |
4 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | -3.9 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | Lucas Brazier | WA | White River | 2026 | SS | 66 % |
^ | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 66 % |
2 | Griffin O'Neil | OR | Tigard | 2024 | RHP | 50 % |
^ | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 50 % |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | August Ware | OR | Glencoe High School | 2026 | LHP | -17.9 |
2 | Harrison Buckingham | OR | South Salem High School | 2027 | RHP | 17.4 |
3 | Ryan Gresham | OR | Sunset | 2027 | C | 15.1 |
4 | Jacob Griffith | WA | Skyview | 2025 | OF | 14.6 |
5 | Jacob Chandler | WA | Union | 2026 | 3B | 13.9 |
6 | Cooper McGowan | WA | Battle Ground | 2027 | SS | 13.8 |
7 | Miles Ott | OR | Tigard High School | 2025 | OF | 12.7 |
8 | James Pearson | OR | Valley Catholic | 2024 | RHP | 11.3 |
9 | Griffin O'Neil | OR | Tigard | 2024 | RHP | 10.7 |
10 | Collin McGowan | WA | Battle Ground High School | 2028 | C | 9.6 |
STRIKE ZONE RATE%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Zone % |
1 | August Ware | OR | Glencoe High School | 2026 | LHP | 66 % |
2 | Ryan Gresham | OR | Sunset | 2027 | C | 50 % |
3 | Michael Neumayer | OR | Sherwood | 2027 | 3B | 40 % |
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