He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bass throws a strike on the first pitch 77.6% of the time.
85 plate appearances started in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .495 expected average against them, against .265 on his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bass's sinker moves 102.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bass's sinker leaves the bat at 96.1 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
96 and 181 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bass lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.90 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
324 located pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bass throws a fastball 60.3% of the time, against 21.8% when he is ahead.
68 pitches behind in the count, 119 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bass goes to the slider: 67.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 50.9% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bass throws the sinker 38% of the time against right-handers and 13.5% against left-handers.
213 pitches to right-handers, 111 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bass's sinker carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bass projects a .372 average, 11th percentile.
324 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 693rd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bass puts 44.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
213 pitches to right-handed hitters, 111 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bass works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The slider is 55.9% of everything he throws.
324 classified pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bass works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
324 located pitches in 2023.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.7% of the contact Bass gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
324 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 685th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bass puts 64.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
68 located pitches behind, 119 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Bass's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 324 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Bass, 13th percentile.
324 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 672nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bass's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 27th percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 569th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bass lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.5% of his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs, 181 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bass's sinker averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.2.
96 thrown, 29.6% of his pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bass throws 44% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.3% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 240 with the bases empty.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bass releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
324 tracked pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.1 mph separates Bass's sinker from his slider, 94.5 against 85.4.
96 and 181 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bass's slider spins at 2,253 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
181 thrown in 2023.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bass throws a strike on the first pitch 77.6% of the time.
85 plate appearances started in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bass throws a fastball 60.3% of the time, against 21.8% when he is ahead.
68 pitches behind in the count, 119 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bass goes to the slider: 67.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 50.9% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bass puts 64.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
68 located pitches behind, 119 ahead.
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 .495 expected average against them, against .265 on his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bass lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.5% of his breaking balls.
121 of his fastballs, 181 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bass's sinker moves 102.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bass's sinker carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bass's sinker leaves the bat at 96.1 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
96 and 181 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bass throws the sinker 38% of the time against right-handers and 13.5% against left-handers.
213 pitches to right-handers, 111 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bass works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The slider is 55.9% of everything he throws.
324 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bass's sinker averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.2.
96 thrown, 29.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.1 mph separates Bass's sinker from his slider, 94.5 against 85.4.
96 and 181 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bass's slider spins at 2,253 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
181 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bass lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.90 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
324 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bass works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
324 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Bass's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 324 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bass projects a .372 average, 11th percentile.
324 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 693rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.7% of the contact Bass gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
324 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 685th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Bass, 13th percentile.
324 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 672nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bass puts 44.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
213 pitches to right-handed hitters, 111 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bass's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 27th percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2023. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 569th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bass throws 44% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.3% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 240 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bass releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
324 tracked pitches in 2023.
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