One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wilson's sinker moves 74.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .481 expected average against them, against .374 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wilson works off the plate, with only 35.6% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 735th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wilson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 5.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
202 located pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wilson releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
202 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wilson's sinker averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 93.1.
57 thrown, 28.2% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
11.9% of Wilson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
24 of 202 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wilson goes to the sinker: 36.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.2% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wilson's sinker carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilson projects a .422 average, 9th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 688th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wilson works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 53.5% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wilson throws a strike on the first pitch 67.3% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wilson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
202 located pitches in 2019.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Wilson gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 602nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wilson lands 43% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.6% of his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs, 108 of his breaking balls.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilson's sinker leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 89.0 off his slider.
57 and 108 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wilson's stuff spins at 2,356 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 224th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wilson puts 34.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 22.4% when he is ahead.
49 located pitches behind, 58 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wilson's slider spins at 2,455 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
108 thrown in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wilson releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.8 mph separates Wilson's sinker from his slider, 91.5 against 85.7.
57 and 108 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wilson's sinker moves 74.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wilson's sinker carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
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 fastballs: a .481 expected average against them, against .374 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wilson lands 43% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.6% of his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs, 108 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wilson works off the plate, with only 35.6% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 735th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Wilson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 5.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
202 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
11.9% of Wilson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
24 of 202 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wilson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
202 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wilson releases the ball from over the top, about 73 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
202 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wilson releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wilson's sinker averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 93.1.
57 thrown, 28.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wilson works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 53.5% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilson's sinker leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 89.0 off his slider.
57 and 108 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wilson's slider spins at 2,455 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
108 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.8 mph separates Wilson's sinker from his slider, 91.5 against 85.7.
57 and 108 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wilson goes to the sinker: 36.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.2% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wilson throws a strike on the first pitch 67.3% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wilson puts 34.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 22.4% when he is ahead.
49 located pitches behind, 58 ahead.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilson projects a .422 average, 9th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 688th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Wilson gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 602nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wilson's stuff spins at 2,356 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 224th in MLB.
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