He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Boxberger puts 50% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Boxberger's changeup moves 84.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 81.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boxberger's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.1 off his slider.
184 and 110 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Boxberger throws 50.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.9% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 267 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Boxberger's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
184 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Boxberger throws a fastball 61.8% of the time, against 45.6% when he is ahead.
89 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Boxberger lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
338 located pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Boxberger's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 94.2.
184 thrown, 54.4% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Boxberger releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
338 tracked pitches in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Boxberger works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 54.4% of everything he throws.
338 classified pitches in 2023.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Boxberger, 17th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 646th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Boxberger puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.9% when he is ahead.
89 located pitches behind, 90 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .284 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Boxberger throws the slider 43.5% of the time against right-handers and 23.4% against left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handers, 184 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Boxberger goes to the changeup: 18.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 11% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Boxberger works off the plate, with only 43.8% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 516th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Boxberger's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
60 of 338 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Boxberger releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
338 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boxberger averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
338 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 483rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Boxberger projects a .319 average, 65th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 274th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Boxberger's slider spins at 2,423 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2023.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Boxberger throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2023.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Boxberger gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 496th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.1 mph separates Boxberger's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 91.1 against 81.0.
184 and 44 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Boxberger puts 50% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Boxberger's changeup moves 84.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 81.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Boxberger's 4-seam fastball carries 16.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
184 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boxberger's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.1 off his slider.
184 and 110 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Boxberger's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 94.2.
184 thrown, 54.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Boxberger works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 54.4% of everything he throws.
338 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Boxberger throws the slider 43.5% of the time against right-handers and 23.4% against left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handers, 184 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Boxberger's slider spins at 2,423 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.1 mph separates Boxberger's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 91.1 against 81.0.
184 and 44 of them respectively.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Boxberger throws 50.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.9% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 267 with the bases empty.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Boxberger throws a fastball 61.8% of the time, against 45.6% when he is ahead.
89 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Boxberger puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.9% when he is ahead.
89 located pitches behind, 90 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Boxberger goes to the changeup: 18.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 11% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Boxberger throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Boxberger lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
338 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Boxberger's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
60 of 338 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Boxberger releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
338 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Boxberger releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
338 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Boxberger, 17th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 646th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Boxberger projects a .319 average, 65th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 274th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Boxberger gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 496th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .284 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Boxberger works off the plate, with only 43.8% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 516th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boxberger averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
338 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 483rd in MLB.
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