When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Volstad throws a fastball 84.8% of the time, against 51.8% when he is ahead.
230 pitches behind in the count, 220 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Volstad's sinker moves 120.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
508 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Volstad throws 43.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.6% with the bases empty.
281 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 548 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Volstad works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Curveball and Changeup. The sinker is 61.4% of everything he throws.
828 classified pitches in 2018.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Volstad releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
828 tracked pitches in 2018.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Volstad lives in the strike zone: 48.9% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 102nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Volstad's sinker leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 86.5 off his changeup.
508 and 63 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .321 on his offspeed pitches.
220 of his breaking balls thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Volstad lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
828 located pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Volstad puts 63% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
230 located pitches behind, 220 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Volstad throws the sinker 69.3% of the time against right-handers and 47.3% against left-handers.
528 pitches to right-handers, 300 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Volstad, 17th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 600th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Volstad releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
828 tracked release points, averaging 6.5 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Volstad goes to the curveball: 32.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.2% the rest of the time.
238 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Volstad lands 53.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.1% of his offspeed pitches.
545 of his fastballs, 63 of his offspeed pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Volstad's sinker averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 94.2.
508 thrown, 61.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Volstad's changeup carries 10.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.5% of the contact Volstad gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 516th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Volstad's sinker from his curveball, 91.8 against 81.2.
508 and 215 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Volstad projects a .368 average, 33rd percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 484th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Volstad's curveball spins at 2,338 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
215 thrown in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Volstad has thrown 37 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 91.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
828 classified pitches in 2018.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Volstad throws a fastball 84.8% of the time, against 51.8% when he is ahead.
230 pitches behind in the count, 220 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Volstad puts 63% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
230 located pitches behind, 220 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Volstad goes to the curveball: 32.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.2% the rest of the time.
238 two-strike pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Volstad's sinker moves 120.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
508 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Volstad's changeup carries 10.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Volstad throws 43.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.6% with the bases empty.
281 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 548 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Volstad works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Curveball and Changeup. The sinker is 61.4% of everything he throws.
828 classified pitches in 2018.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Volstad's sinker leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 86.5 off his changeup.
508 and 63 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Volstad throws the sinker 69.3% of the time against right-handers and 47.3% against left-handers.
528 pitches to right-handers, 300 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Volstad's sinker averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 94.2.
508 thrown, 61.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Volstad's sinker from his curveball, 91.8 against 81.2.
508 and 215 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Volstad's curveball spins at 2,338 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
215 thrown in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Volstad has thrown 37 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 91.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
828 classified pitches in 2018.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Volstad releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
828 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Volstad releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
828 tracked release points, averaging 6.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Volstad lives in the strike zone: 48.9% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 102nd in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .321 on his offspeed pitches.
220 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Volstad lands 53.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.1% of his offspeed pitches.
545 of his fastballs, 63 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Volstad lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
828 located pitches in 2018.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Volstad, 17th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 600th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.5% of the contact Volstad gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 516th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Volstad projects a .368 average, 33rd percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 484th in MLB.
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