This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Billingsley goes to the slider: 23.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.3% the rest of the time.
137 two-strike pitches in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .494 expected average against them, against .339 on his fastballs.
57 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Billingsley's slider leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.2 off his cutter.
51 and 106 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Billingsley's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.6.
175 thrown, 30.4% of his pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Billingsley's fastball averages 90.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.0 past his 75th.
148 early fastballs, 46 late ones.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Billingsley throws a fastball 84.4% of the time, against 69.3% when he is ahead.
160 pitches behind in the count, 153 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.5 mph separates Billingsley's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.1 against 76.7.
175 and 51 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Billingsley gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 547th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Billingsley works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 30.4% of everything he throws.
576 classified pitches in 2015.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Billingsley, 22nd percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 532nd in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Billingsley throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
165 plate appearances started in 2015.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Billingsley projects a .378 average, 25th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 512th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Billingsley averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 432nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Billingsley throws the changeup 16.9% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 278 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Billingsley's stuff spins at 1,608 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 448th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Billingsley has thrown 18 curveballs this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 66.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
576 classified pitches in 2015.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Billingsley goes to the slider: 23.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.3% the rest of the time.
137 two-strike pitches in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Billingsley throws a fastball 84.4% of the time, against 69.3% when he is ahead.
160 pitches behind in the count, 153 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Billingsley throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
165 plate appearances started in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .494 expected average against them, against .339 on his fastballs.
57 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Billingsley's slider leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.2 off his cutter.
51 and 106 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Billingsley's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.6.
175 thrown, 30.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.5 mph separates Billingsley's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.1 against 76.7.
175 and 51 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Billingsley works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 30.4% of everything he throws.
576 classified pitches in 2015.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Billingsley throws the changeup 16.9% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 278 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Billingsley has thrown 18 curveballs this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 66.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
576 classified pitches in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Billingsley's fastball averages 90.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.0 past his 75th.
148 early fastballs, 46 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Billingsley gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 547th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Billingsley, 22nd percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 532nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Billingsley projects a .378 average, 25th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 512th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Billingsley averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 432nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Billingsley's stuff spins at 1,608 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 448th in MLB.
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