He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Oswalt throws a strike on the first pitch 76.7% of the time.
43 plate appearances started in 2021.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Oswalt's changeup moves 79.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 85.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Oswalt's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Oswalt works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
156 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 675th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Oswalt projects a .424 average, 3rd percentile.
156 pitches in 2021. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 781st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Oswalt works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
156 classified pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Oswalt lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
156 located pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Oswalt releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
156 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Oswalt throws the changeup 40% of the time against left-handers and 18.8% against right-handers.
96 pitches to right-handers, 60 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Oswalt's stuff spins at 2,039 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
156 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 676th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Oswalt goes to the slider: 23.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
51 two-strike pitches in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.7% of the contact Oswalt gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
156 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 691st in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Oswalt releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
156 tracked pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Oswalt's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
24 of 156 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Oswalt's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 93.8.
87 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Oswalt works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
156 located pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Oswalt's changeup leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 87.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
42 and 87 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.7 mph separates Oswalt's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.2 against 85.5.
87 and 42 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Oswalt's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,242 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
87 thrown in 2021.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Oswalt throws a strike on the first pitch 76.7% of the time.
43 plate appearances started in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Oswalt goes to the slider: 23.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
51 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Oswalt's changeup moves 79.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 85.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Oswalt's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Oswalt works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
156 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 675th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Oswalt projects a .424 average, 3rd percentile.
156 pitches in 2021. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 781st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.7% of the contact Oswalt gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
156 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 691st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Oswalt works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
156 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Oswalt throws the changeup 40% of the time against left-handers and 18.8% against right-handers.
96 pitches to right-handers, 60 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Oswalt's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 93.8.
87 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Oswalt's changeup leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 87.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
42 and 87 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.7 mph separates Oswalt's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.2 against 85.5.
87 and 42 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Oswalt's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,242 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
87 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Oswalt lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
156 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Oswalt's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
24 of 156 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Oswalt works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
156 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Oswalt releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
156 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Oswalt releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
156 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Oswalt's stuff spins at 2,039 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
156 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 676th in MLB.
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