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A.J. Burnett

Pirates Career team 2004–2015
Number #34
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 49
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place North Little Rock, AR
Born Jan 3, 1977

Key Insights

2015
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Burnett throws a fastball 80.8% of the time, against 39.8% when he is ahead.

665 pitches behind in the count, 726 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Burnett goes to the knuckle curve: 44.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.

646 two-strike pitches in 2015.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Burnett's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.7 off his changeup.

1244 and 219 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .391 expected average against them, against .304 on his offspeed pitches.

724 of his breaking balls thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Burnett's sinker averages 90.9 mph, and has touched 94.2.

1244 thrown, 50% of his pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

44.9% of the contact Burnett gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.

2488 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 566th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 3, 1977
Birth Place North Little Rock, AR
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right