When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Taylor throws a fastball 88.9% of the time, against 61.8% when he is ahead.
108 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Taylor's slider moves 34.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
He lives on one side of the plate
Taylor works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 6.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
308 located pitches in 2022.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Taylor works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 696th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Taylor's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
229 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Taylor works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 74.4% of everything he throws.
308 classified pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's slider leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
79 and 229 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Taylor is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 116th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Taylor's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 308 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Taylor throws a strike on the first pitch 54.7% of the time.
75 plate appearances started in 2022.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 120th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 231st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Taylor throws the 4-seam fastball 81.7% of the time against right-handers and 68.1% against left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handers, 166 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Taylor releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
308 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .315 expected average against them, against .282 on his breaking balls.
229 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,322 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 238th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Taylor's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.4.
229 thrown, 74.4% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Taylor goes to the slider: 28.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.6% the rest of the time.
80 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Taylor releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
308 tracked pitches in 2022.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Taylor projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 253rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Taylor puts 45.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.2% when he is ahead.
108 located pitches behind, 76 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Taylor's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,349 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
229 thrown in 2022.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Taylor throws a fastball 88.9% of the time, against 61.8% when he is ahead.
108 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Taylor throws a strike on the first pitch 54.7% of the time.
75 plate appearances started in 2022.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Taylor goes to the slider: 28.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.6% the rest of the time.
80 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Taylor puts 45.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.2% when he is ahead.
108 located pitches behind, 76 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Taylor's slider moves 34.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
79 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Taylor's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
229 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Taylor works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 6.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
308 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Taylor's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 308 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Taylor works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 696th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Taylor works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 74.4% of everything he throws.
308 classified pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's slider leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
79 and 229 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Taylor throws the 4-seam fastball 81.7% of the time against right-handers and 68.1% against left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handers, 166 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Taylor's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.4.
229 thrown, 74.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Taylor's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,349 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
229 thrown in 2022.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Taylor is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 116th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 120th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Taylor projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 253rd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 231st in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Taylor releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
308 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Taylor releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
308 tracked pitches in 2022.
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 fastballs: a .315 expected average against them, against .282 on his breaking balls.
229 of his fastballs thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,322 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 238th in MLB.
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