His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Arroyo's 4-seam fastball averages 84.4 mph, and has touched 87.1.
270 thrown, 23.5% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .448 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Arroyo averages 77.5 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 702nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Arroyo's cutter carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Arroyo's sinker leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 86.3 off his slider.
120 and 238 of them thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Arroyo releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1147 tracked pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Arroyo puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.4% when he is ahead.
308 located pitches behind, 310 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Arroyo puts 49% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
677 pitches to right-handed hitters, 482 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Arroyo's sinker moves 15.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
120 thrown, averaging 83.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Arroyo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1147 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Arroyo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1147 located pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Arroyo goes to the slider: 27.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.4% the rest of the time.
300 two-strike pitches in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Arroyo works with 6 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The curveball is 28.1% of everything he throws.
1147 classified pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Arroyo projects a .386 average, 21st percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 553rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Arroyo lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 210th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Arroyo lands 54.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 38.9% of his fastballs.
560 of his breaking balls, 476 of his fastballs.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Arroyo's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 84.4 against 71.8.
270 and 322 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Arroyo's stuff spins at 2,118 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 490th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Arroyo, 27th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 511th in MLB.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Arroyo throws a fastball 33.8% of the time, against 41.6% when he is ahead.
308 pitches behind in the count, 310 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Arroyo throws the curveball 34.9% of the time against right-handers and 18.6% against left-handers.
668 pitches to right-handers, 479 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Arroyo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
211 of 1147 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Arroyo gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Arroyo's curveball spins at 2,340 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
322 thrown in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Arroyo's 4-seam fastball averages 84.4 mph, and has touched 87.1.
270 thrown, 23.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Arroyo's sinker leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 86.3 off his slider.
120 and 238 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Arroyo works with 6 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The curveball is 28.1% of everything he throws.
1147 classified pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Arroyo's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 84.4 against 71.8.
270 and 322 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Arroyo throws the curveball 34.9% of the time against right-handers and 18.6% against left-handers.
668 pitches to right-handers, 479 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Arroyo's curveball spins at 2,340 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
322 thrown in 2017.
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 .448 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Arroyo lands 54.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 38.9% of his fastballs.
560 of his breaking balls, 476 of his fastballs.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Arroyo averages 77.5 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 702nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Arroyo's cutter carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Arroyo's sinker moves 15.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
120 thrown, averaging 83.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Arroyo releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1147 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Arroyo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1147 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Arroyo puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.4% when he is ahead.
308 located pitches behind, 310 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Arroyo goes to the slider: 27.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.4% the rest of the time.
300 two-strike pitches in 2017.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Arroyo throws a fastball 33.8% of the time, against 41.6% when he is ahead.
308 pitches behind in the count, 310 ahead.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Arroyo puts 49% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
677 pitches to right-handed hitters, 482 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Arroyo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1147 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Arroyo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
211 of 1147 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Arroyo projects a .386 average, 21st percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 553rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Arroyo, 27th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 511th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Arroyo gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Arroyo lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 210th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Arroyo's stuff spins at 2,118 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 490th in MLB.
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Career team 2006–2017