His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tillman's 4-seam fastball averages 89.0 mph, and has touched 92.4.
156 thrown, 30% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tillman goes to the slider: 39.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.9% the rest of the time.
112 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tillman's sinker moves 78.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
88 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .437 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tillman averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 673rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Tillman works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 659th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Tillman throws a strike on the first pitch 48.2% of the time.
137 plate appearances started in 2018.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tillman's knuckle curve carries 16.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 75.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tillman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 85.3 off his slider.
156 and 121 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51% of the contact Tillman gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 692nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tillman throws the slider 34.3% of the time against right-handers and 9.5% against left-handers.
289 pitches to right-handers, 231 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.2% of Tillman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
79 of 520 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Tillman releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
520 tracked pitches in 2018.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Tillman, 13th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 633rd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tillman throws a fastball 51.4% of the time, against 37.3% when he is ahead.
185 pitches behind in the count, 110 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Tillman puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
289 pitches to right-handed hitters, 231 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Tillman's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 89.0 against 75.1.
156 and 60 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tillman works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 30% of everything he throws.
520 classified pitches in 2018.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Tillman's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 527th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tillman projects a .383 average, 20th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 580th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Tillman's fastball averages 89.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.6 past his 75th.
93 early fastballs, 27 late ones.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tillman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
520 located pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tillman lands 45.3% of his offspeed pitches in the zone and only 37.7% of his fastballs.
95 of his offspeed pitches, 244 of his fastballs.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tillman releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
520 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tillman's slider spins at 2,365 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
121 thrown in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tillman puts 46.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.9% when he is ahead.
185 located pitches behind, 110 ahead.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tillman's 4-seam fastball averages 89.0 mph, and has touched 92.4.
156 thrown, 30% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tillman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 85.3 off his slider.
156 and 121 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tillman throws the slider 34.3% of the time against right-handers and 9.5% against left-handers.
289 pitches to right-handers, 231 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Tillman's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 89.0 against 75.1.
156 and 60 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tillman works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 30% of everything he throws.
520 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tillman's slider spins at 2,365 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
121 thrown in 2018.
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 Tillman goes to the slider: 39.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.9% the rest of the time.
112 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Tillman throws a strike on the first pitch 48.2% of the time.
137 plate appearances started in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tillman throws a fastball 51.4% of the time, against 37.3% when he is ahead.
185 pitches behind in the count, 110 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tillman puts 46.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.9% when he is ahead.
185 located pitches behind, 110 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tillman's sinker moves 78.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
88 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tillman's knuckle curve carries 16.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 75.1 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 fastballs: a .437 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tillman lands 45.3% of his offspeed pitches in the zone and only 37.7% of his fastballs.
95 of his offspeed pitches, 244 of his fastballs.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tillman averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 673rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Tillman works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 659th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51% of the contact Tillman gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 692nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Tillman, 13th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 633rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tillman projects a .383 average, 20th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 580th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.2% of Tillman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
79 of 520 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tillman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
520 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Tillman releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
520 tracked pitches in 2018.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Tillman's fastball averages 89.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.6 past his 75th.
93 early fastballs, 27 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tillman releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
520 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Tillman puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
289 pitches to right-handed hitters, 231 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Tillman's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 527th in MLB.
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Career team 2009–2018