One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Archer's changeup moves 93.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
263 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Archer goes to the slider: 56.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.2% the rest of the time.
524 two-strike pitches in 2022.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .283 on his offspeed pitches.
638 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Archer's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
638 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Archer's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.
94 and 263 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Archer throws the changeup 29.4% of the time against left-handers and 2.7% against right-handers.
984 pitches to right-handers, 803 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Archer puts 46.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
984 pitches to right-handed hitters, 803 to left-handed hitters.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Archer throws a fastball 23.8% of the time, against 37.6% when he is ahead.
551 pitches behind in the count, 479 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.8% of the contact Archer gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
1787 pitches in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 635th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Archer works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The slider is 44.3% of everything he throws.
1787 classified pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Archer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
303 of 1787 located pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Archer throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
366 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1421 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Archer releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1787 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Archer lands 46.6% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 35.4% of his offspeed pitches.
886 of his breaking balls, 263 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Archer puts 50.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.8% when he is ahead.
551 located pitches behind, 479 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Archer, 28th percentile.
1787 pitches in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 555th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Archer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1787 located pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Archer's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 81.7.
638 and 94 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Archer releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1787 tracked pitches in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Archer throws a strike on the first pitch 57% of the time.
437 plate appearances started in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Archer's slider spins at 2,464 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
792 thrown in 2022.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Archer projects a .333 average, 35th percentile.
1787 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 502nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Archer's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 96.6.
638 thrown, 35.7% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Archer's changeup moves 93.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
263 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Archer's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
638 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Archer goes to the slider: 56.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 39.2% the rest of the time.
524 two-strike pitches in 2022.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Archer throws a fastball 23.8% of the time, against 37.6% when he is ahead.
551 pitches behind in the count, 479 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Archer puts 50.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.8% when he is ahead.
551 located pitches behind, 479 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Archer throws a strike on the first pitch 57% of the time.
437 plate appearances started in 2022.
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 fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .283 on his offspeed pitches.
638 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Archer lands 46.6% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 35.4% of his offspeed pitches.
886 of his breaking balls, 263 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Archer's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.
94 and 263 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Archer throws the changeup 29.4% of the time against left-handers and 2.7% against right-handers.
984 pitches to right-handers, 803 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Archer works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The slider is 44.3% of everything he throws.
1787 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Archer's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 81.7.
638 and 94 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Archer's slider spins at 2,464 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
792 thrown in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Archer's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 96.6.
638 thrown, 35.7% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Archer puts 46.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
984 pitches to right-handed hitters, 803 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.8% of the contact Archer gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
1787 pitches in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 635th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Archer, 28th percentile.
1787 pitches in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 555th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Archer projects a .333 average, 35th percentile.
1787 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 502nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Archer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
303 of 1787 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Archer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1787 located pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Archer throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
366 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1421 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Archer releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1787 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Archer releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1787 tracked pitches in 2022.
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