One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .421 expected average against them, against .299 on his fastballs.
90 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bradford's sinker moves 89.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bradford throws a fastball 64.5% of the time, against 40.3% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bradford releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
248 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bradford's sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 83.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
43 and 86 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bradford 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.
248 located pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bradford throws the slider 49.7% of the time against right-handers and 13.2% against left-handers.
157 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bradford lands 57.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.1% of his breaking balls.
129 of his fastballs, 90 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bradford's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 92.8.
86 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bradford's 4-seam fastball carries 13.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bradford lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
248 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 186th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bradford goes to the slider: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.9% the rest of the time.
65 two-strike pitches in 2019.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bradford's stuff spins at 2,430 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
248 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 134th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bradford releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
248 tracked pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bradford works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
248 located pitches in 2019.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bradford averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 31st percentile in the league.
248 pitches in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 520th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bradford's slider spins at 2,664 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
90 thrown in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bradford puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.3% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 72 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bradford works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 36.3% of everything he throws.
248 classified pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Bradford's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 248 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.9 mph separates Bradford's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.6 against 84.7.
86 and 90 of them respectively.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .421 expected average against them, against .299 on his fastballs.
90 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bradford lands 57.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.1% of his breaking balls.
129 of his fastballs, 90 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bradford's sinker moves 89.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bradford's 4-seam fastball carries 13.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
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 Bradford throws a fastball 64.5% of the time, against 40.3% when he is ahead.
62 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bradford goes to the slider: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.9% the rest of the time.
65 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bradford puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.3% when he is ahead.
62 located pitches behind, 72 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bradford releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
248 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bradford releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
248 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bradford's sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 83.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
43 and 86 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bradford throws the slider 49.7% of the time against right-handers and 13.2% against left-handers.
157 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bradford's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 92.8.
86 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bradford's slider spins at 2,664 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
90 thrown in 2019.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bradford works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 36.3% of everything he throws.
248 classified pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.9 mph separates Bradford's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.6 against 84.7.
86 and 90 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bradford 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.
248 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bradford works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
248 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Bradford's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 248 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bradford lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
248 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 186th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bradford's stuff spins at 2,430 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
248 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 134th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bradford averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 31st percentile in the league.
248 pitches in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 520th in MLB.
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