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Barry Zito

Athletics Career team 2000–2015
Number #75
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 48
Height 6' 2"
Weight 206 lbs
Birth Place Las Vegas, NV
Born May 13, 1978

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Zito's 4-seam fastball averages 83.4 mph, and has touched 85.5.

45 thrown, 30% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Zito averages 78.7 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.

150 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 678th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against Zito is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.

150 pitches in 2015. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 67th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Zito's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 84.5 off his sinker.

45 and 42 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Zito works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 30% of everything he throws.

150 classified pitches in 2015.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 32.1% of the contact Zito gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.

150 pitches in 2015. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 102nd in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 13, 1978
Birth Place Las Vegas, NV
Height 6' 2"
Weight 206 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft USC