This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stashak goes to the slider: 72.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.2% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stashak's slider moves 40.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
112 thrown, averaging 82.0 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .363 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.
111 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stashak's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
111 and 112 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Stashak throws a fastball 65.6% of the time, against 37.3% when he is ahead.
64 pitches behind in the count, 67 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Stashak's 4-seam fastball carries 20.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
111 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stashak throws the slider 64% of the time against right-handers and 26.1% against left-handers.
139 pitches to right-handers, 88 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stashak averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
227 pitches in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 652nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stashak's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 92.3.
111 thrown, 48.9% of his pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Stashak lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
227 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 148th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Stashak works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
227 located pitches in 2022.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Stashak releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
227 tracked pitches in 2022.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Stashak gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
227 pitches in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 613th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stashak works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 49.3% of everything he throws.
227 classified pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stashak releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 60 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
227 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Stashak's stuff spins at 2,137 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
227 pitches in 2022. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 541st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Stashak throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
65 plate appearances started in 2022.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Stashak projects a .307 average, 69th percentile.
227 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 239th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Stashak's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 227 located pitches.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stashak goes to the slider: 72.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.2% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Stashak throws a fastball 65.6% of the time, against 37.3% when he is ahead.
64 pitches behind in the count, 67 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Stashak throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
65 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stashak's slider moves 40.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
112 thrown, averaging 82.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Stashak's 4-seam fastball carries 20.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
111 thrown, averaging 90.6 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 .363 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.
111 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stashak's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
111 and 112 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stashak throws the slider 64% of the time against right-handers and 26.1% against left-handers.
139 pitches to right-handers, 88 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stashak's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 92.3.
111 thrown, 48.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stashak works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 49.3% of everything he throws.
227 classified pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stashak averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
227 pitches in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 652nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Stashak lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
227 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 148th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Stashak works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
227 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Stashak's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 227 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Stashak releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
227 tracked pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stashak releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 60 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
227 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Stashak gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
227 pitches in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 613th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Stashak projects a .307 average, 69th percentile.
227 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 239th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Stashak's stuff spins at 2,137 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
227 pitches in 2022. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 541st in MLB.
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