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Chien-Ming Wang

Yankees Career team 2005–2009
Number #67
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 46
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Tainan City, Taiwan
Born Mar 31, 1980

Key Insights

2016
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.

700 of his fastballs thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Wang works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 74.1% of everything he throws.

831 classified pitches in 2016.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

50.3% of the contact Wang gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.

832 pitches in 2016. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 662nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Wang throws a fastball 92.1% of the time, against 77.5% when he is ahead.

215 pitches behind in the count, 236 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Wang's stuff spins at 2,011 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.

832 pitches in 2016. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 72nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Wang's sinker averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 95.4.

616 thrown, 74.1% of his pitches.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 31, 1980
Birth Place Tainan City, Taiwan
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right