The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Capps releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 7 degrees above horizontal and 3.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
192 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Capps throws a fastball 84.1% of the time, against 43.5% when he is ahead.
44 pitches behind in the count, 62 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Capps's 4-seam fastball moves 17.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Capps lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
192 located pitches in 2017.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Capps throws a strike on the first pitch 73.5% of the time.
49 plate appearances started in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Capps works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 61.8% of everything he throws.
191 classified pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Capps goes to the knuckle curve: 49.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.4% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Capps releases the ball 7.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
192 tracked pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Capps's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Capps's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 92.7 against 79.5.
118 and 71 of them respectively.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .350 expected average against them, against .306 on his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Capps throws the knuckle curve 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 28.2% against left-handers.
106 pitches to right-handers, 85 to left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Capps projects a .341 average, 73rd percentile.
192 pitches in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 188th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Capps puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.5% when he is ahead.
44 located pitches behind, 62 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Capps's stuff spins at 2,313 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 204th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Capps averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 458th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Capps lands 49.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 71 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Capps's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 192 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Capps's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.4.
118 thrown, 61.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Capps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.2 mph, against 86.1 off his knuckle curve.
118 and 71 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Capps's knuckle curve spins at 2,383 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
71 thrown in 2017.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Capps gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
192 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 278th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Capps releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 7 degrees above horizontal and 3.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
192 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Capps releases the ball 7.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
192 tracked pitches in 2017.
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 Capps throws a fastball 84.1% of the time, against 43.5% when he is ahead.
44 pitches behind in the count, 62 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Capps throws a strike on the first pitch 73.5% of the time.
49 plate appearances started in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Capps goes to the knuckle curve: 49.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.4% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Capps puts 54.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.5% when he is ahead.
44 located pitches behind, 62 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Capps's 4-seam fastball moves 17.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Capps's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Capps lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
192 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Capps's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 192 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Capps works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 61.8% of everything he throws.
191 classified pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Capps's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 92.7 against 79.5.
118 and 71 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Capps throws the knuckle curve 44.3% of the time against right-handers and 28.2% against left-handers.
106 pitches to right-handers, 85 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Capps's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.4.
118 thrown, 61.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Capps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.2 mph, against 86.1 off his knuckle curve.
118 and 71 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Capps's knuckle curve spins at 2,383 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
71 thrown in 2017.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .350 expected average against them, against .306 on his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Capps lands 49.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 71 of his breaking balls.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Capps projects a .341 average, 73rd percentile.
192 pitches in 2017. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 188th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Capps gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
192 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 278th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Capps's stuff spins at 2,313 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 204th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Capps averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 458th in MLB.
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