One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Boshers's sinker moves 80.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boshers averages 85.5 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 666th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Boshers releases the ball 5.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
384 tracked pitches in 2019.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28% of the contact Boshers gives up is hit hard, 97th percentile.
384 pitches in 2019. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 23rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Boshers works with 3 pitches: Curveball, Sinker and Changeup. The curveball is 53.6% of everything he throws.
384 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Boshers's sinker carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Boshers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
384 located pitches in 2019.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .337 expected average against them, against .274 on his fastballs.
206 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Boshers throws a strike on the first pitch 66.3% of the time.
92 plate appearances started in 2019.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Boshers throws 46.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.5% with the bases empty.
114 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 270 with the bases empty.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.6% of Boshers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
56 of 384 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Boshers's curveball spins at 2,631 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
206 thrown in 2019.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Boshers puts 44.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 199 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Boshers goes to the curveball: 58.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 51.2% the rest of the time.
134 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Boshers projects a .333 average, 83rd percentile.
384 pitches in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 132nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Boshers's sinker from his curveball, 92.6 against 80.4.
152 and 206 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Boshers puts 51.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.6% when he is ahead.
94 located pitches behind, 132 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Boshers works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
384 located pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boshers's curveball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 85.7 off his sinker.
206 and 152 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Boshers is weak: 88.0 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
384 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 190th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Boshers's stuff spins at 2,347 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2019. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 239th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Boshers throws the sinker 46.2% of the time against left-handers and 32.4% against right-handers.
185 pitches to right-handers, 199 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Boshers's sinker averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.0.
152 thrown, 39.6% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Boshers's sinker moves 80.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Boshers's sinker carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boshers averages 85.5 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 666th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Boshers releases the ball 5.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
384 tracked pitches in 2019.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28% of the contact Boshers gives up is hit hard, 97th percentile.
384 pitches in 2019. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 23rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Boshers projects a .333 average, 83rd percentile.
384 pitches in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 132nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Boshers is weak: 88.0 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
384 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 190th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Boshers works with 3 pitches: Curveball, Sinker and Changeup. The curveball is 53.6% of everything he throws.
384 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Boshers's curveball spins at 2,631 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
206 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Boshers's sinker from his curveball, 92.6 against 80.4.
152 and 206 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boshers's curveball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 85.7 off his sinker.
206 and 152 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Boshers throws the sinker 46.2% of the time against left-handers and 32.4% against right-handers.
185 pitches to right-handers, 199 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Boshers's sinker averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 95.0.
152 thrown, 39.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Boshers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
384 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.6% of Boshers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
56 of 384 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Boshers works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
384 located pitches in 2019.
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 .337 expected average against them, against .274 on his fastballs.
206 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Boshers throws a strike on the first pitch 66.3% of the time.
92 plate appearances started in 2019.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Boshers goes to the curveball: 58.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 51.2% the rest of the time.
134 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Boshers puts 51.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.6% when he is ahead.
94 located pitches behind, 132 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Boshers throws 46.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.5% with the bases empty.
114 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 270 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Boshers puts 44.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 199 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Boshers's stuff spins at 2,347 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2019. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 239th in MLB.
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