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Chad Bell

Tigers Career team 2017–2018
Number #50
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Left
Age 37
Height 6' 3"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Knoxville, TN
Born Feb 28, 1989

Key Insights

2018
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Bell's 4-seam fastball moves 47.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

42 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Bell puts 68.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 25% when he is ahead.

35 located pitches behind, 32 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Bell's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

42 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Bell throws the cutter 30.2% of the time against left-handers and 11.7% against right-handers.

60 pitches to right-handers, 63 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

15.4% of Bell's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

19 of 123 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Bell lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

123 located pitches in 2018.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 28, 1989
Birth Place Knoxville, TN
Height 6' 3"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Left
College/Draft Walters State Community