AJ Smith-Shawver

With two strikes Smith-Shawver goes to the splitter: 55.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.1% the rest of the time.

19.6 mph separates Smith-Shawver's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.5 against 76.9.

Smith-Shawver's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Smith-Shawver releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Smith-Shawver's sinker moves 15.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Smith-Shawver's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 100.3.

Smith-Shawver lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

Smith-Shawver puts 57.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.

Smith-Shawver works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sinker. The splitter is 36.3% of everything he throws.

Smith-Shawver throws the sinker 15.3% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.

Smith-Shawver's curveball spins at 2,320 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

Smith-Shawver has thrown 20 sliders this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 86.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

With two strikes Smith-Shawver goes to the splitter: 55.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.1% the rest of the time.

Smith-Shawver puts 57.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.

19.6 mph separates Smith-Shawver's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.5 against 76.9.

Smith-Shawver's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 100.3.

Smith-Shawver works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sinker. The splitter is 36.3% of everything he throws.

Smith-Shawver throws the sinker 15.3% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.

Smith-Shawver's curveball spins at 2,320 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

Smith-Shawver has thrown 20 sliders this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 86.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.

Smith-Shawver's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

Smith-Shawver's sinker moves 15.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

Smith-Shawver releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

Smith-Shawver lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.