One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cobb's sinker moves 121.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Cobb throws a strike on the first pitch 72.6% of the time.
62 plate appearances started in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cobb lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
242 located pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cobb releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
242 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Cobb, 5th percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 728th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cobb's stuff spins at 1,895 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
242 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 730th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cobb lands 53.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33% of his offspeed pitches.
104 of his fastballs, 106 of his offspeed pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cobb throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.
58 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cobb throws the sinker 50.4% of the time against right-handers and 31.8% against left-handers.
135 pitches to right-handers, 107 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Cobb works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 594th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cobb puts 60.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.7% when he is ahead.
58 located pitches behind, 72 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cobb works with 3 pitches: Splitter, Sinker and Knuckle Curve. The splitter is 43.8% of everything he throws.
242 classified pitches in 2024.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cobb releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
242 tracked pitches in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.9% of the contact Cobb gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 619th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cobb averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
242 pitches in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 251st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cobb's sinker leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 90.1 off his splitter.
102 and 106 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cobb goes to the sinker: 47.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.9% the rest of the time.
74 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Cobb's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 242 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
4.6 mph separates Cobb's sinker from his splitter, 93.8 against 89.2.
102 and 106 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cobb projects a .338 average, 34th percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 511th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cobb's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.0.
102 thrown, 42.1% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cobb's sinker moves 121.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Cobb throws a strike on the first pitch 72.6% of the time.
62 plate appearances started in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cobb throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.
58 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cobb puts 60.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.7% when he is ahead.
58 located pitches behind, 72 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cobb goes to the sinker: 47.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.9% the rest of the time.
74 two-strike pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cobb lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
242 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Cobb's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 242 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cobb releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
242 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cobb releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
242 tracked pitches in 2024.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Cobb, 5th percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 728th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.9% of the contact Cobb gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 619th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cobb projects a .338 average, 34th percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 511th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cobb's stuff spins at 1,895 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
242 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 730th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cobb lands 53.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33% of his offspeed pitches.
104 of his fastballs, 106 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cobb throws the sinker 50.4% of the time against right-handers and 31.8% against left-handers.
135 pitches to right-handers, 107 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cobb works with 3 pitches: Splitter, Sinker and Knuckle Curve. The splitter is 43.8% of everything he throws.
242 classified pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cobb's sinker leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 90.1 off his splitter.
102 and 106 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
4.6 mph separates Cobb's sinker from his splitter, 93.8 against 89.2.
102 and 106 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cobb's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.0.
102 thrown, 42.1% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Cobb works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
242 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 594th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cobb averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
242 pitches in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 251st in MLB.
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