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Anthony Varvaro

Braves Career team 2011–2014
Number #43
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 0"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Staten Island, NY
Born Oct 31, 1984

Key Insights

2015
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

50% of the contact against Varvaro is on the ground and 20% of it is in the air.

30 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Varvaro projects a .394 average, 13th percentile.

199 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 591st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Varvaro's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 87.3 off his curveball.

114 and 45 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Varvaro and left-handers 86.1.

18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 12 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Varvaro's stuff spins at 2,022 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.

199 pitches in 2015. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 67th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

42.4% of the contact Varvaro gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.

199 pitches in 2015. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 493rd in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 31, 1984
Birth Place Staten Island, NY
Height 6' 0"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft St. John's