This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Parker goes to the splitter: 60.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.9% the rest of the time.
211 two-strike pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Parker's splitter moves 53.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 79.3 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Parker releases the ball from over the top, about 79 degrees above horizontal and 0.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
713 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Parker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 79.9 off his splitter.
330 and 248 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Parker throws a fastball 75.9% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
191 pitches behind in the count, 208 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Parker averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 713th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Parker throws 37.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.9% with the bases empty.
232 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 481 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Parker's stuff spins at 1,600 rpm, 0th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 802nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Parker's 4-seam fastball averages 90.7 mph, and has touched 92.8.
330 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Parker's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
330 thrown, averaging 90.7 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .373 expected average against them, against .304 on his fastballs.
248 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Parker lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
713 located pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Parker works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 629th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Parker gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 108th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Parker's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.7 against 75.8.
330 and 56 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Parker puts 60.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.4% when he is ahead.
191 located pitches behind, 208 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Parker lands 48.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his offspeed pitches.
409 of his fastballs, 248 of his offspeed pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Parker works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 46.3% of everything he throws.
713 classified pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Parker's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
118 of 713 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Parker is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 202nd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Parker releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
713 tracked pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Parker throws the splitter 40.6% of the time against left-handers and 27.4% against right-handers.
314 pitches to right-handers, 399 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Parker works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
713 located pitches in 2021.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Parker goes to the splitter: 60.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.9% the rest of the time.
211 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Parker throws a fastball 75.9% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
191 pitches behind in the count, 208 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Parker puts 60.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.4% when he is ahead.
191 located pitches behind, 208 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Parker's splitter moves 53.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 79.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Parker's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
330 thrown, averaging 90.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Parker releases the ball from over the top, about 79 degrees above horizontal and 0.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
713 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Parker releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
713 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Parker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 79.9 off his splitter.
330 and 248 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Parker's 4-seam fastball averages 90.7 mph, and has touched 92.8.
330 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Parker's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.7 against 75.8.
330 and 56 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Parker works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 46.3% of everything he throws.
713 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Parker throws the splitter 40.6% of the time against left-handers and 27.4% against right-handers.
314 pitches to right-handers, 399 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Parker averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 713th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Parker throws 37.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.9% with the bases empty.
232 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 481 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Parker's stuff spins at 1,600 rpm, 0th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 802nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .373 expected average against them, against .304 on his fastballs.
248 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Parker lands 48.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his offspeed pitches.
409 of his fastballs, 248 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Parker lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
713 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Parker's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
118 of 713 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Parker works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
713 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Parker works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 629th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Parker gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 108th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Parker is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 202nd in MLB.
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