His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miller's sinker averages 88.9 mph, and has touched 92.1.
118 thrown, 19% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miller releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
620 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miller's sinker moves 114.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Miller averages 81.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
620 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 788th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miller's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
101 and 401 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .290 on his fastballs.
401 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Miller throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.5% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 466 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Miller lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
620 located pitches in 2021.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miller is weak: 85.4 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
620 pitches in 2021. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 87th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miller works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 64.7% of everything he throws.
620 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miller's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miller releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
619 tracked pitches in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miller goes to the slider: 69.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 62.9% the rest of the time.
167 two-strike pitches in 2021.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Miller throws a fastball 28.3% of the time, against 38.4% when he is ahead.
173 pitches behind in the count, 185 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Miller lives in the strike zone: 46.9% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
620 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 252nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Miller throws the sinker 25.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.1% against left-handers.
341 pitches to right-handers, 279 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Miller's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
113 of 620 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miller's slider spins at 2,475 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
401 thrown in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miller puts 50.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
173 located pitches behind, 185 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Miller's sinker from his slider, 88.9 against 78.1.
118 and 401 of them respectively.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.9% of the contact Miller gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
620 pitches in 2021. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 303rd in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miller's sinker averages 88.9 mph, and has touched 92.1.
118 thrown, 19% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miller's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
101 and 401 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miller works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 64.7% of everything he throws.
620 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Miller throws the sinker 25.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.1% against left-handers.
341 pitches to right-handers, 279 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miller's slider spins at 2,475 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
401 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Miller's sinker from his slider, 88.9 against 78.1.
118 and 401 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miller releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
620 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miller releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
619 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miller's sinker moves 114.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miller's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Miller averages 81.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
620 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 788th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .290 on his fastballs.
401 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Miller throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.5% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 466 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Miller lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
620 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Miller's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
113 of 620 located pitches.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miller is weak: 85.4 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
620 pitches in 2021. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 87th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.9% of the contact Miller gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
620 pitches in 2021. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 303rd in MLB.
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 Miller goes to the slider: 69.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 62.9% the rest of the time.
167 two-strike pitches in 2021.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Miller throws a fastball 28.3% of the time, against 38.4% when he is ahead.
173 pitches behind in the count, 185 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miller puts 50.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
173 located pitches behind, 185 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Miller lives in the strike zone: 46.9% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
620 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 252nd in MLB.
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