One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Swarzak's 4-seam fastball moves 40.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Swarzak lives in the strike zone: 53.6% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 16th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Swarzak works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
209 located pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Swarzak works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 54.5% of everything he throws.
209 classified pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Swarzak projects a .401 average, 6th percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 759th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Swarzak's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Swarzak throws the slider 61.7% of the time against right-handers and 44.9% against left-handers.
120 pitches to right-handers, 89 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Swarzak throws a strike on the first pitch 56.1% of the time.
57 plate appearances started in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Swarzak lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
209 located pitches in 2021.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Swarzak, 20th percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 640th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Swarzak's slider leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 88.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
114 and 89 of them thrown.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23% of Swarzak's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
48 of 209 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Swarzak releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
209 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Swarzak lands 57.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 49.1% of his breaking balls.
92 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Swarzak puts 68.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 59.3% when he is ahead.
60 located pitches behind, 54 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Swarzak's stuff spins at 2,326 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
209 pitches in 2021. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 263rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Swarzak gives up is hit hard, 31st percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 554th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Swarzak's slider spins at 2,398 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Swarzak's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.0.
89 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Swarzak releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
209 tracked pitches in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Swarzak's 4-seam fastball moves 40.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Swarzak's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Swarzak lives in the strike zone: 53.6% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 16th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Swarzak works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
209 located pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Swarzak lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
209 located pitches in 2021.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23% of Swarzak's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
48 of 209 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Swarzak works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 54.5% of everything he throws.
209 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Swarzak throws the slider 61.7% of the time against right-handers and 44.9% against left-handers.
120 pitches to right-handers, 89 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Swarzak's slider leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 88.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
114 and 89 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Swarzak's slider spins at 2,398 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Swarzak's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.0.
89 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Swarzak projects a .401 average, 6th percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 759th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Swarzak, 20th percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 640th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Swarzak gives up is hit hard, 31st percentile.
209 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 554th in MLB.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Swarzak throws a strike on the first pitch 56.1% of the time.
57 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Swarzak puts 68.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 59.3% when he is ahead.
60 located pitches behind, 54 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Swarzak releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
209 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Swarzak releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
209 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Swarzak lands 57.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 49.1% of his breaking balls.
92 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Swarzak's stuff spins at 2,326 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
209 pitches in 2021. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 263rd in MLB.
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