His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Colon's sinker averages 86.9 mph, and has touched 92.3.
1382 thrown, 62.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Colon's sinker moves 117.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
1382 thrown, averaging 86.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Colon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.2 off his changeup.
363 and 247 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Colon puts 49.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
1179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1039 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Colon's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
363 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Colon releases the ball 5.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2218 tracked pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Colon lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.4% of his breaking balls.
1807 of his fastballs, 164 of his breaking balls.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Colon averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 603rd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Colon throws a fastball 88.7% of the time, against 75.3% when he is ahead.
548 pitches behind in the count, 673 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Colon works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 62.3% of everything he throws.
2218 classified pitches in 2018.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Colon lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2218 located pitches in 2018.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Colon goes to the slider: 12.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.5% the rest of the time.
608 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Colon throws 43.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.7% with the bases empty.
552 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1666 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Colon, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 557th in MLB.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Colon's fastball averages 87.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.0 past his 75th.
599 early fastballs, 283 late ones.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Colon gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 559th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Colon puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
548 located pitches behind, 673 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Colon's stuff spins at 2,128 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 521st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Colon's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
377 of 2218 located pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Colon lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 255th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Colon throws the sinker 68.8% of the time against right-handers and 55% against left-handers.
1179 pitches to right-handers, 1039 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Colon throws a strike on the first pitch 63.9% of the time.
626 plate appearances started in 2018.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Colon projects a .373 average, 29th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 513th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Colon releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2218 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Colon's slider spins at 2,388 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
164 thrown in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Colon has thrown 62 cutters this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 85.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2218 classified pitches in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.8 mph separates Colon's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.3 against 80.5.
363 and 164 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Colon's sinker averages 86.9 mph, and has touched 92.3.
1382 thrown, 62.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Colon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.2 off his changeup.
363 and 247 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Colon works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 62.3% of everything he throws.
2218 classified pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Colon throws the sinker 68.8% of the time against right-handers and 55% against left-handers.
1179 pitches to right-handers, 1039 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Colon's slider spins at 2,388 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
164 thrown in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Colon has thrown 62 cutters this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 85.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2218 classified pitches in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.8 mph separates Colon's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.3 against 80.5.
363 and 164 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Colon's sinker moves 117.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
1382 thrown, averaging 86.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Colon's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
363 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Colon puts 49.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
1179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1039 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Colon releases the ball 5.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2218 tracked pitches in 2018.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Colon's fastball averages 87.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.0 past his 75th.
599 early fastballs, 283 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Colon releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2218 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Colon lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.4% of his breaking balls.
1807 of his fastballs, 164 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Colon averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 603rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Colon throws a fastball 88.7% of the time, against 75.3% when he is ahead.
548 pitches behind in the count, 673 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Colon goes to the slider: 12.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.5% the rest of the time.
608 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Colon puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
548 located pitches behind, 673 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Colon throws a strike on the first pitch 63.9% of the time.
626 plate appearances started in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Colon lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2218 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Colon's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
377 of 2218 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Colon throws 43.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.7% with the bases empty.
552 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1666 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Colon, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 557th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Colon gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 559th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Colon projects a .373 average, 29th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 513th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Colon's stuff spins at 2,128 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 521st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Colon lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 255th in MLB.
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Career team 1997–2002