His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wilk's 4-seam fastball averages 88.3 mph, and has touched 90.6.
96 thrown, 31.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wilk's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 88.3 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wilk averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 627th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wilk works off the plate, with only 39.4% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 619th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilk's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
96 and 58 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wilk lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
302 located pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilk projects a .462 average, 3rd percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 686th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wilk's changeup moves 15.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 82.6 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Wilk, 5th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 668th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wilk throws the curveball 30.5% of the time against left-handers and 4.8% against right-handers.
207 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .439 expected average against them, against .380 on his offspeed pitches.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wilk releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
302 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.6% of Wilk's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 302 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wilk throws a strike on the first pitch 55.4% of the time.
74 plate appearances started in 2017.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wilk throws 36% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.5% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wilk's stuff spins at 2,055 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 572nd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wilk works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
302 located pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wilk puts 51% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 74 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Wilk gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wilk releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
302 tracked pitches in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wilk works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.8% of everything he throws.
302 classified pitches in 2017.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wilk throws a fastball 62% of the time, against 54.1% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 74 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wilk goes to the 4-seam fastball: 35.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
91 two-strike pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Wilk's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 88.3 against 82.6.
96 and 58 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wilk's 4-seam fastball averages 88.3 mph, and has touched 90.6.
96 thrown, 31.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilk's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
96 and 58 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wilk throws the curveball 30.5% of the time against left-handers and 4.8% against right-handers.
207 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wilk works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.8% of everything he throws.
302 classified pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.6 mph separates Wilk's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 88.3 against 82.6.
96 and 58 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wilk's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 88.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wilk's changeup moves 15.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 82.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wilk averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 627th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wilk works off the plate, with only 39.4% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 619th 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
Wilk lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
302 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.6% of Wilk's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 302 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wilk works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
302 located pitches in 2017.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilk projects a .462 average, 3rd percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 686th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Wilk, 5th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 668th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Wilk gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .439 expected average against them, against .380 on his offspeed pitches.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wilk releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
302 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wilk releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
302 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Wilk throws a strike on the first pitch 55.4% of the time.
74 plate appearances started in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wilk puts 51% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 74 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wilk throws a fastball 62% of the time, against 54.1% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 74 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wilk goes to the 4-seam fastball: 35.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
91 two-strike pitches in 2017.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wilk throws 36% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.5% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wilk's stuff spins at 2,055 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 572nd in MLB.
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