His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morrow's 4-seam fastball averages 97.4 mph, and has touched 100.3.
347 thrown, 72.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morrow's 4-seam fastball moves 81.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
347 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morrow averages 95.4 mph across his arsenal, 100th percentile in the league.
477 pitches in 2018. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 4th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morrow throws a fastball 96.4% of the time, against 74.8% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 159 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morrow's slider leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 89.1 off his cutter.
60 and 70 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.2 mph off the bat against Morrow, 2nd percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 710th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morrow's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
347 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morrow goes to the slider: 20.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.5% the rest of the time.
158 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Morrow lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 157th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .463 expected average against them, against .402 on his fastballs.
60 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Morrow gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 681st in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morrow throws 43.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.1% with the bases empty.
96 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 381 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morrow works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 72.7% of everything he throws.
477 classified pitches in 2018.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morrow's stuff spins at 2,402 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
477 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 129th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morrow projects a .407 average, 10th percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 658th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Morrow throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
122 plate appearances started in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morrow lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his breaking balls.
417 of his fastballs, 60 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morrow puts 61.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 159 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morrow releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
477 tracked pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morrow throws the 4-seam fastball 78% of the time against left-handers and 67.2% against right-handers.
232 pitches to right-handers, 245 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morrow releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
477 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morrow's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,412 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
347 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Morrow's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.4 against 88.0.
347 and 60 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morrow's 4-seam fastball averages 97.4 mph, and has touched 100.3.
347 thrown, 72.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morrow's slider leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 89.1 off his cutter.
60 and 70 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morrow works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 72.7% of everything he throws.
477 classified pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morrow throws the 4-seam fastball 78% of the time against left-handers and 67.2% against right-handers.
232 pitches to right-handers, 245 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morrow's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,412 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
347 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Morrow's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.4 against 88.0.
347 and 60 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morrow's 4-seam fastball moves 81.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
347 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morrow's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
347 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Morrow averages 95.4 mph across his arsenal, 100th percentile in the league.
477 pitches in 2018. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 4th 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 Morrow throws a fastball 96.4% of the time, against 74.8% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 159 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morrow goes to the slider: 20.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.5% the rest of the time.
158 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Morrow throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
122 plate appearances started in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morrow puts 61.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 159 ahead.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.2 mph off the bat against Morrow, 2nd percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 710th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Morrow gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 681st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morrow projects a .407 average, 10th percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 658th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Morrow lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
477 pitches in 2018. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 157th 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 breaking balls: a .463 expected average against them, against .402 on his fastballs.
60 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morrow lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his breaking balls.
417 of his fastballs, 60 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morrow throws 43.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.1% with the bases empty.
96 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 381 with the bases empty.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morrow's stuff spins at 2,402 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
477 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 129th in MLB.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morrow releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
477 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morrow releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
477 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
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Career team 2010–2014