When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Knebel throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 58.3% when he is ahead.
237 pitches behind in the count, 204 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Knebel's knuckle curve moves 63.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
216 thrown, averaging 78.7 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.9 mph separates Knebel's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 95.6 against 78.7.
556 and 216 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Knebel's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
556 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Knebel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 83.4 off his knuckle curve.
556 and 216 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Knebel's stuff spins at 2,499 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 64th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Knebel puts 40.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
419 pitches to right-handed hitters, 377 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Knebel works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 69.8% of everything he throws.
796 classified pitches in 2022.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
240 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Knebel projects a .292 average, 81st percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 150th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Knebel averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 214th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Knebel's knuckle curve spins at 2,832 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
216 thrown in 2022.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Knebel works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 549th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Knebel's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 98.3.
556 thrown, 69.8% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Knebel throws a strike on the first pitch 56% of the time.
193 plate appearances started in 2022.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Knebel goes to the knuckle curve: 31% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.6% the rest of the time.
229 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Knebel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
144 of 796 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Knebel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
796 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Knebel lands 45.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.4% of his breaking balls.
556 of his fastballs, 240 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Knebel puts 51.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
237 located pitches behind, 204 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Knebel releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
796 tracked pitches in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Knebel has thrown 24 sliders this season, 3% of his pitches, at 79.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
796 classified pitches in 2022.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Knebel throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 58.3% when he is ahead.
237 pitches behind in the count, 204 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Knebel throws a strike on the first pitch 56% of the time.
193 plate appearances started in 2022.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Knebel goes to the knuckle curve: 31% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.6% the rest of the time.
229 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Knebel puts 51.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
237 located pitches behind, 204 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Knebel's knuckle curve moves 63.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
216 thrown, averaging 78.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Knebel's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
556 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.9 mph separates Knebel's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 95.6 against 78.7.
556 and 216 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Knebel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 83.4 off his knuckle curve.
556 and 216 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Knebel works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 69.8% of everything he throws.
796 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Knebel's knuckle curve spins at 2,832 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
216 thrown in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Knebel's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 98.3.
556 thrown, 69.8% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Knebel has thrown 24 sliders this season, 3% of his pitches, at 79.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
796 classified pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Knebel's stuff spins at 2,499 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 64th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Knebel puts 40.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
419 pitches to right-handed hitters, 377 to left-handed hitters.
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 .332 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
240 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Knebel lands 45.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.4% of his breaking balls.
556 of his fastballs, 240 of his breaking balls.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Knebel projects a .292 average, 81st percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 150th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Knebel averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 214th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Knebel works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 549th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Knebel's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
144 of 796 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Knebel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
796 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Knebel releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
796 tracked pitches in 2022.
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