His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bergman's sinker averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 91.2.
92 thrown, 46% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .486 expected average against them, against .306 on his fastballs.
57 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bergman's changeup moves 112.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 78.3 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bergman averages 83.7 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
200 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 693rd in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bergman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
200 located pitches in 2018.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bergman releases the ball 4.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
200 tracked pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bergman lands 56.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 27.5% of his offspeed pitches.
57 of his breaking balls, 51 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bergman releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
200 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Bergman gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 676th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bergman's stuff spins at 2,047 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
200 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 615th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bergman throws the changeup 32.5% of the time against left-handers and 14.3% against right-handers.
77 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bergman goes to the changeup: 30.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2018.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bergman works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 46% of everything he throws.
200 classified pitches in 2018.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Bergman, 19th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 588th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bergman lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 227th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bergman throws a fastball 47.3% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 56 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bergman's sinker carries 10.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bergman works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
200 located pitches in 2018.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bergman projects a .378 average, 25th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 544th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bergman throws a strike on the first pitch 57.9% of the time.
57 plate appearances started in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Bergman's sinker from his changeup, 88.5 against 78.3.
92 and 51 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bergman puts 50.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.9% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bergman's sinker averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 91.2.
92 thrown, 46% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bergman throws the changeup 32.5% of the time against left-handers and 14.3% against right-handers.
77 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bergman works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 46% of everything he throws.
200 classified pitches in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Bergman's sinker from his changeup, 88.5 against 78.3.
92 and 51 of them respectively.
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 .486 expected average against them, against .306 on his fastballs.
57 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bergman lands 56.1% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 27.5% of his offspeed pitches.
57 of his breaking balls, 51 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bergman's changeup moves 112.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 78.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bergman's sinker carries 10.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bergman averages 83.7 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
200 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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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bergman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
200 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bergman works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
200 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
Bergman releases the ball 4.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
200 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bergman releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
200 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Bergman gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 676th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Bergman, 19th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 588th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bergman projects a .378 average, 25th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 544th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bergman's stuff spins at 2,047 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
200 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 615th in MLB.
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 Bergman goes to the changeup: 30.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bergman throws a fastball 47.3% of the time, against 37.5% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 56 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bergman throws a strike on the first pitch 57.9% of the time.
57 plate appearances started in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bergman puts 50.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.9% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bergman lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
200 pitches in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 227th in MLB.
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