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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Zito projects a .379 average, 24th percentile.

150 pitches in 2015. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 516th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Zito's stuff spins at 1,890 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.

150 pitches in 2015. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 150th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Vs All Pitchers
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