He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wieck puts 54.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wieck's 4-seam fastball moves 31.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wieck's 4-seam fastball carries 19.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wieck lives in the strike zone: 49.8% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
293 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 75th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wieck throws a fastball 95.8% of the time, against 75% when he is ahead.
71 pitches behind in the count, 92 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wieck throws 55.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 225 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wieck works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 84.6% of everything he throws.
293 classified pitches in 2021.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Wieck releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
293 tracked pitches in 2021.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Wieck, 7th percentile.
293 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 748th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wieck works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
293 located pitches in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wieck goes to the knuckle curve: 18.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.7% the rest of the time.
97 two-strike pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wieck's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.3.
248 thrown, 84.6% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wieck projects a .305 average, 79th percentile.
293 pitches in 2021. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 170th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wieck averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
293 pitches in 2021. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 291st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wieck releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
293 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wieck throws the 4-seam fastball 88.2% of the time against right-handers and 79.7% against left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wieck puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50% when he is ahead.
71 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Wieck's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
63 of 293 located pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wieck's stuff spins at 2,300 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
293 pitches in 2021. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 303rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wieck's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,297 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
248 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Wieck has thrown 10 sliders this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
293 classified pitches in 2021.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wieck puts 54.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 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
Wieck's 4-seam fastball moves 31.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wieck's 4-seam fastball carries 19.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
248 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wieck lives in the strike zone: 49.8% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
293 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 75th 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 Wieck throws a fastball 95.8% of the time, against 75% when he is ahead.
71 pitches behind in the count, 92 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wieck goes to the knuckle curve: 18.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.7% the rest of the time.
97 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wieck puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50% when he is ahead.
71 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wieck throws 55.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 225 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wieck works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 84.6% of everything he throws.
293 classified pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wieck's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.3.
248 thrown, 84.6% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wieck throws the 4-seam fastball 88.2% of the time against right-handers and 79.7% against left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wieck's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,297 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
248 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Wieck has thrown 10 sliders this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
293 classified pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Wieck releases the ball 7.1 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
293 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wieck releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
293 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Wieck, 7th percentile.
293 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 748th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wieck projects a .305 average, 79th percentile.
293 pitches in 2021. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 170th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Wieck works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
293 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Wieck's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
63 of 293 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wieck averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
293 pitches in 2021. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 291st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wieck's stuff spins at 2,300 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
293 pitches in 2021. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 303rd in MLB.
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