His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cimber's sinker averages 85.3 mph, and has touched 88.4.
151 thrown, 36.3% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cimber releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -25 degrees above horizontal and 3.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
416 tracked release points, averaging 2.6 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cimber throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 54.8% when he is ahead.
128 pitches behind in the count, 115 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .188 on his breaking balls.
280 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cimber's sinker moves 103.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
151 thrown, averaging 85.3 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cimber averages 81.3 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 757th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cimber throws the sinker 61.5% of the time against right-handers and 0.6% against left-handers.
244 pitches to right-handers, 172 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cimber's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
129 and 136 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cimber's slider carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 73.4 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cimber goes to the 4-seam fastball: 38% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.1% the rest of the time.
121 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cimber lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
416 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cimber works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
416 located pitches in 2024.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Cimber gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
416 pitches in 2024. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 189th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cimber works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 36.3% of everything he throws.
416 classified pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cimber lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39% of his breaking balls.
280 of his fastballs, 136 of his breaking balls.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cimber puts 47.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
244 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Cimber's sinker from his slider, 85.3 against 73.4.
151 and 136 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cimber is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
416 pitches in 2024. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 240th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cimber's stuff spins at 2,338 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2024. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 261st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cimber's slider spins at 2,543 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
136 thrown in 2024.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cimber releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
416 tracked pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cimber throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
107 plate appearances started in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Cimber's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
78 of 416 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cimber projects a .333 average, 37th percentile.
416 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 481st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cimber puts 55.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.6% when he is ahead.
128 located pitches behind, 115 ahead.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cimber's sinker averages 85.3 mph, and has touched 88.4.
151 thrown, 36.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cimber throws the sinker 61.5% of the time against right-handers and 0.6% against left-handers.
244 pitches to right-handers, 172 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cimber's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
129 and 136 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cimber works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 36.3% of everything he throws.
416 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Cimber's sinker from his slider, 85.3 against 73.4.
151 and 136 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cimber's slider spins at 2,543 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
136 thrown in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cimber releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -25 degrees above horizontal and 3.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
416 tracked release points, averaging 2.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cimber releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
416 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cimber throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 54.8% when he is ahead.
128 pitches behind in the count, 115 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cimber goes to the 4-seam fastball: 38% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.1% the rest of the time.
121 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cimber throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
107 plate appearances started in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cimber puts 55.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.6% when he is ahead.
128 located pitches behind, 115 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .188 on his breaking balls.
280 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cimber lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39% of his breaking balls.
280 of his fastballs, 136 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cimber's sinker moves 103.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
151 thrown, averaging 85.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cimber's slider carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 73.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cimber averages 81.3 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 757th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cimber lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
416 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cimber works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
416 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Cimber's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
78 of 416 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Cimber gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
416 pitches in 2024. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 189th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cimber is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
416 pitches in 2024. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 240th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cimber projects a .333 average, 37th percentile.
416 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 481st in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cimber puts 47.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
244 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cimber's stuff spins at 2,338 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2024. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 261st in MLB.
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