One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Maurer's sinker moves 110.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maurer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.5 off his changeup.
252 and 83 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Maurer's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
252 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Maurer's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 100.7.
252 thrown, 38.3% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Maurer 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.
658 located pitches in 2018.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Maurer works off the plate, with only 42.1% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 590th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Maurer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
658 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Maurer goes to the slider: 48.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.7% the rest of the time.
195 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Maurer, 14th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 624th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maurer's stuff spins at 2,415 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Maurer releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
658 tracked pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Maurer's slider spins at 2,701 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
279 thrown in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Maurer puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
209 located pitches behind, 168 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16% of Maurer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
105 of 658 located pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Maurer lands 46.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.7% of his offspeed pitches.
296 of his fastballs, 83 of his offspeed pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maurer projects a .385 average, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 589th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Maurer averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 242nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Maurer works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The slider is 42.4% of everything he throws.
658 classified pitches in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Maurer gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 573rd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Maurer throws a fastball 50.2% of the time, against 41.7% when he is ahead.
209 pitches behind in the count, 168 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Maurer throws 40.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Maurer throws the changeup 19% of the time against left-handers and 6.5% against right-handers.
337 pitches to right-handers, 321 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .343 on his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Maurer's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.1 against 85.0.
252 and 279 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Maurer's sinker moves 110.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Maurer's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
252 thrown, averaging 96.1 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 Maurer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.5 off his changeup.
252 and 83 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Maurer's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 100.7.
252 thrown, 38.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Maurer's slider spins at 2,701 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
279 thrown in 2018.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Maurer works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The slider is 42.4% of everything he throws.
658 classified pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Maurer throws the changeup 19% of the time against left-handers and 6.5% against right-handers.
337 pitches to right-handers, 321 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Maurer's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.1 against 85.0.
252 and 279 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Maurer 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.
658 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16% of Maurer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
105 of 658 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Maurer works off the plate, with only 42.1% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 590th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Maurer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
658 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Maurer releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
658 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Maurer goes to the slider: 48.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.7% the rest of the time.
195 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Maurer puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
209 located pitches behind, 168 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Maurer throws a fastball 50.2% of the time, against 41.7% when he is ahead.
209 pitches behind in the count, 168 ahead.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Maurer, 14th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 624th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maurer projects a .385 average, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 589th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Maurer gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 573rd in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maurer's stuff spins at 2,415 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Maurer lands 46.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.7% of his offspeed pitches.
296 of his fastballs, 83 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .343 on his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Maurer averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 242nd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Maurer throws 40.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
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