When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Conley throws a fastball 76.3% of the time, against 43% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 107 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .493 expected average against them, against .262 on his fastballs.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Conley's changeup moves 128.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 84.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Conley releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Conley's slider leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 77.9 off his changeup.
51 and 85 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Conley throws the changeup 40.1% of the time against right-handers and 4.3% against left-handers.
202 pitches to right-handers, 94 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Conley throws a strike on the first pitch 71.1% of the time.
76 plate appearances started in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Conley lands 59.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.8% of his offspeed pitches.
160 of his fastballs, 85 of his offspeed pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Conley lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
296 located pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Conley's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Conley averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 190th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Conley projects a .295 average, 86th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 111th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Conley's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.7.
160 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Conley goes to the slider: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 13% the rest of the time.
104 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Conley puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.4% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 107 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Conley works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
296 classified pitches in 2021.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Conley lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 242nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Conley is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 180th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Conley gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 191st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Conley's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.7 against 84.0.
160 and 85 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Conley's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
55 of 296 located pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Conley releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
296 tracked pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Conley's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,340 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
160 thrown in 2021.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Conley throws a fastball 76.3% of the time, against 43% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 107 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Conley throws a strike on the first pitch 71.1% of the time.
76 plate appearances started in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Conley goes to the slider: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 13% the rest of the time.
104 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Conley puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.4% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 107 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 breaking balls: a .493 expected average against them, against .262 on his fastballs.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Conley lands 59.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.8% of his offspeed pitches.
160 of his fastballs, 85 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Conley's changeup moves 128.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 84.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Conley's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Conley releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Conley releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
296 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Conley's slider leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 77.9 off his changeup.
51 and 85 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Conley throws the changeup 40.1% of the time against right-handers and 4.3% against left-handers.
202 pitches to right-handers, 94 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Conley's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.7.
160 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Conley works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
296 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Conley's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.7 against 84.0.
160 and 85 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Conley's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,340 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
160 thrown in 2021.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Conley lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
296 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Conley's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
55 of 296 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Conley averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 190th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Conley projects a .295 average, 86th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 111th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Conley is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 180th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Conley gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 191st in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Conley lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
296 pitches in 2021. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 242nd in MLB.
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Career team 2015–2019