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Alfredo Simon

Reds Career team 2012–2016
Number #31
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 45
Height 6' 6"
Weight 267 lbs
Birth Place Santiago, Dominican Republic
Born May 8, 1981

Key Insights

2016
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Simon throws a fastball 76.8% of the time, against 50.4% when he is ahead.

345 pitches behind in the count, 268 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .404 expected average against them, against .254 on his breaking balls.

235 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Simon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 85.4 off his splitter.

176 and 235 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Simon goes to the curveball: 24% of his two-strike pitches, against 7% the rest of the time.

275 two-strike pitches in 2016.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

15.8 mph separates Simon's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.5 against 76.6.

176 and 125 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Simon throws the splitter 33.9% of the time against left-handers and 10.3% against right-handers.

604 pitches to right-handers, 510 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 8, 1981
Birth Place Santiago, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 6"
Weight 267 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right