One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Beck's changeup moves 93.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
103 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Beck's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 84.4 off his slider.
260 and 190 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Beck throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 37% when he is ahead.
163 pitches behind in the count, 146 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Beck throws the slider 46.9% of the time against right-handers and 17.6% against left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handers, 255 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Beck puts 47.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 255 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Beck's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
260 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .400 expected average against them, against .334 on his breaking balls.
103 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Beck averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2018. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 169th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Beck throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
150 plate appearances started in 2018.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Beck lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
564 located pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Beck's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.8.
260 thrown, 46.1% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Beck's stuff spins at 2,111 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2018. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 551st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beck works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 46.1% of everything he throws.
564 classified pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Beck's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
96 of 564 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beck goes to the slider: 37.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.4% the rest of the time.
141 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Beck throws 46.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.5% with the bases empty.
164 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 400 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Beck releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
564 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Beck's slider spins at 2,419 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
190 thrown in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Beck puts 47.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
163 located pitches behind, 146 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Beck releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
564 tracked pitches in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Beck has thrown 11 sinkers this season, 2% of his pitches, at 94.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
564 classified pitches in 2018.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Beck's changeup moves 93.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
103 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Beck's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
260 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Beck's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 84.4 off his slider.
260 and 190 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Beck throws the slider 46.9% of the time against right-handers and 17.6% against left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handers, 255 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Beck's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.8.
260 thrown, 46.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beck works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 46.1% of everything he throws.
564 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Beck's slider spins at 2,419 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
190 thrown in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Beck has thrown 11 sinkers this season, 2% of his pitches, at 94.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
564 classified pitches in 2018.
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 Beck throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 37% when he is ahead.
163 pitches behind in the count, 146 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Beck throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
150 plate appearances started in 2018.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beck goes to the slider: 37.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.4% the rest of the time.
141 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Beck puts 47.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
163 located pitches behind, 146 ahead.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Beck puts 47.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 255 to left-handed hitters.
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 offspeed pitches: a .400 expected average against them, against .334 on his breaking balls.
103 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Beck averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2018. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 169th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Beck lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
564 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Beck's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
96 of 564 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Beck's stuff spins at 2,111 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2018. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 551st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Beck throws 46.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.5% with the bases empty.
164 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 400 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
Beck releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
564 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Beck releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
564 tracked pitches in 2018.
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Career team 2015–2018