One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Greene's sinker moves 115.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Greene throws the slider 43% of the time against right-handers and 6.8% against left-handers.
300 pitches to right-handers, 147 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.6 mph separates Greene's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.0 against 78.4.
160 and 53 of them respectively.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Greene puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
300 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Greene's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Greene goes to the slider: 39.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.5% the rest of the time.
131 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Greene lands 56.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.4% of his breaking balls.
215 of his fastballs, 192 of his breaking balls.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Greene's slider leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 85.7 off his changeup.
139 and 40 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Greene lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
447 located pitches in 2021.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Greene throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Greene's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 99.5.
160 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.8% of the contact Greene gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
447 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 158th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Greene throws a fastball 50.4% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
115 pitches behind in the count, 142 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Greene releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
447 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Greene works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 35.8% of everything he throws.
447 classified pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Greene works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
447 located pitches in 2021.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Greene throws 43.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 306 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Greene's stuff spins at 2,300 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
447 pitches in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 301st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Greene's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
84 of 447 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Greene's curveball spins at 2,422 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
53 thrown in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Greene puts 48.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 142 ahead.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Greene's sinker moves 115.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Greene's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Greene throws the slider 43% of the time against right-handers and 6.8% against left-handers.
300 pitches to right-handers, 147 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.6 mph separates Greene's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.0 against 78.4.
160 and 53 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Greene's slider leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 85.7 off his changeup.
139 and 40 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Greene's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 99.5.
160 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Greene works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 35.8% of everything he throws.
447 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Greene's curveball spins at 2,422 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
53 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Greene puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
300 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
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 Greene goes to the slider: 39.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.5% the rest of the time.
131 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Greene throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Greene throws a fastball 50.4% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
115 pitches behind in the count, 142 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Greene puts 48.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 142 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Greene lands 56.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.4% of his breaking balls.
215 of his fastballs, 192 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Greene lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
447 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Greene works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
447 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Greene's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
84 of 447 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.8% of the contact Greene gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
447 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 158th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Greene releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
447 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Greene throws 43.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 306 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Greene's stuff spins at 2,300 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
447 pitches in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 301st in MLB.
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