One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bettis's curveball moves 74.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
124 thrown, averaging 77.3 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .417 expected average against them, against .315 on his offspeed pitches.
124 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bettis throws a strike on the first pitch 71.6% of the time.
285 plate appearances started in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Bettis's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 77.3.
369 and 124 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bettis lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1030 located pitches in 2019.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bettis's stuff spins at 1,926 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1030 pitches in 2019. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 717th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bettis goes to the changeup: 41.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.6% the rest of the time.
284 two-strike pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bettis's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 87.7 off his curveball.
369 and 124 of them thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bettis releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1030 tracked pitches in 2019.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bettis lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.5% of his breaking balls.
574 of his fastballs, 124 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bettis's 4-seam fastball carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
369 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bettis projects a .338 average, 79th percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 161st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bettis puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.4% when he is ahead.
246 located pitches behind, 318 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bettis works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 35.8% of everything he throws.
1030 classified pitches in 2019.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Bettis, 25th percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 568th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bettis throws 42.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.9% with the bases empty.
261 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 769 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bettis throws the cutter 23.2% of the time against right-handers and 9.2% against left-handers.
604 pitches to right-handers, 426 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bettis works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1030 located pitches in 2019.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bettis puts 46.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
604 pitches to right-handed hitters, 426 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Bettis gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 563rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bettis lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 280th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bettis's curveball spins at 2,539 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
124 thrown in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bettis throws a fastball 58.9% of the time, against 52.2% when he is ahead.
246 pitches behind in the count, 318 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Bettis's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
192 of 1030 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bettis's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 96.3.
369 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bettis has thrown 26 sinkers this season, 2.5% of his pitches, at 93.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1030 classified pitches in 2019.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bettis's curveball moves 74.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
124 thrown, averaging 77.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bettis's 4-seam fastball carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
369 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
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 .417 expected average against them, against .315 on his offspeed pitches.
124 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bettis lands 49.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.5% of his breaking balls.
574 of his fastballs, 124 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bettis throws a strike on the first pitch 71.6% of the time.
285 plate appearances started in 2019.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bettis goes to the changeup: 41.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.6% the rest of the time.
284 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bettis puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.4% when he is ahead.
246 located pitches behind, 318 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bettis throws a fastball 58.9% of the time, against 52.2% when he is ahead.
246 pitches behind in the count, 318 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Bettis's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 77.3.
369 and 124 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bettis's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 87.7 off his curveball.
369 and 124 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bettis works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 35.8% of everything he throws.
1030 classified pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bettis throws the cutter 23.2% of the time against right-handers and 9.2% against left-handers.
604 pitches to right-handers, 426 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bettis's curveball spins at 2,539 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
124 thrown in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bettis's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 96.3.
369 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bettis has thrown 26 sinkers this season, 2.5% of his pitches, at 93.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1030 classified pitches in 2019.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bettis lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1030 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bettis works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1030 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Bettis's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
192 of 1030 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bettis's stuff spins at 1,926 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1030 pitches in 2019. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 717th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bettis releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1030 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bettis projects a .338 average, 79th percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 161st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Bettis, 25th percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 568th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Bettis gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 563rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bettis throws 42.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.9% with the bases empty.
261 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 769 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bettis puts 46.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
604 pitches to right-handed hitters, 426 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bettis lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
1030 pitches in 2019. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 280th in MLB.
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