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Buddy Baumann

Padres Career team 2016–2018
Number #77
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 38
Height 5' 11"
Weight 198 lbs
Birth Place Chicago, IL
Born Dec 9, 1987

Key Insights

2018
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Baumann's 4-seam fastball averages 88.6 mph, and has touched 91.2.

60 thrown, 51.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Baumann's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

60 thrown, averaging 88.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Baumann throws the sinker 31.9% of the time against right-handers and 15.9% against left-handers.

72 pitches to right-handers, 44 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Baumann puts 45.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.7% when he is ahead.

37 located pitches behind, 30 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's

Baumann's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,321 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

60 thrown in 2018.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 9, 1987
Birth Place Chicago, IL
Height 5' 11"
Weight 198 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Missouri State