One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hatcher's sinker moves 98.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
130 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
88 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hatcher works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 693rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hatcher's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 81.7 off his splitter.
189 and 88 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hatcher's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
189 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hatcher throws a fastball 86.6% of the time, against 64.8% when he is ahead.
187 pitches behind in the count, 176 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hatcher releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
648 tracked pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.1% of Hatcher's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 648 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hatcher goes to the 4-seam fastball: 39.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.5% the rest of the time.
166 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hatcher throws the splitter 25.6% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
351 pitches to right-handers, 297 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hatcher lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
648 located pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hatcher lands 47.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 25% of his offspeed pitches.
68 of his breaking balls, 88 of his offspeed pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hatcher averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 172nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hatcher is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 129th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hatcher works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Splitter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.2% of everything he throws.
648 classified pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hatcher puts 49.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.1% when he is ahead.
187 located pitches behind, 176 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Hatcher gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 131st in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hatcher puts 40.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38% of his pitches to left-handers.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 297 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hatcher's cutter spins at 2,477 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
173 thrown in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hatcher releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
648 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hatcher projects a .370 average, 32nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 495th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hatcher's stuff spins at 2,290 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 267th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hatcher throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
167 plate appearances started in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hatcher's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.0.
189 thrown, 29.2% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hatcher's sinker moves 98.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
130 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hatcher's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
189 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
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 .403 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
88 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hatcher lands 47.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 25% of his offspeed pitches.
68 of his breaking balls, 88 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hatcher works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 693rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hatcher's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 81.7 off his splitter.
189 and 88 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hatcher throws the splitter 25.6% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
351 pitches to right-handers, 297 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hatcher works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Splitter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.2% of everything he throws.
648 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hatcher's cutter spins at 2,477 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
173 thrown in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hatcher's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.0.
189 thrown, 29.2% of his pitches.
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 Hatcher throws a fastball 86.6% of the time, against 64.8% when he is ahead.
187 pitches behind in the count, 176 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hatcher goes to the 4-seam fastball: 39.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.5% the rest of the time.
166 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hatcher puts 49.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.1% when he is ahead.
187 located pitches behind, 176 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hatcher throws a strike on the first pitch 58.1% of the time.
167 plate appearances started in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hatcher releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
648 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hatcher releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
648 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.1% of Hatcher's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 648 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hatcher lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
648 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hatcher averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 172nd in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hatcher is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 129th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Hatcher gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 131st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hatcher projects a .370 average, 32nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 495th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hatcher puts 40.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38% of his pitches to left-handers.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 297 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hatcher's stuff spins at 2,290 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 267th in MLB.
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