His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Haren's cutter averages 83.3 mph, and has touched 86.3.
1188 thrown, 40.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Haren's cutter carries 19.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1188 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Haren averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
2906 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 646th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Haren's sinker leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 81.8 off his splitter.
326 and 102 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Haren goes to the 4-seam fastball: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.3% the rest of the time.
850 two-strike pitches in 2015.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Haren works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve and Sinker. The cutter is 40.9% of everything he throws.
2906 classified pitches in 2015.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Haren's stuff spins at 1,562 rpm, 27th percentile in the league.
2906 pitches in 2015. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 499th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Haren throws a strike on the first pitch 63.5% of the time.
770 plate appearances started in 2015.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Haren's fastball averages 84.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 84.3 past his 75th.
692 early fastballs, 469 late ones.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Haren throws a fastball 89.1% of the time, against 82.7% when he is ahead.
736 pitches behind in the count, 831 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Haren projects a .347 average, 63rd percentile.
2906 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 255th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates Haren's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 86.0 against 76.3.
871 and 411 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Haren has thrown 102 splitters this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 81.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2906 classified pitches in 2015.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Haren's cutter averages 83.3 mph, and has touched 86.3.
1188 thrown, 40.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Haren's sinker leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 81.8 off his splitter.
326 and 102 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Haren works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve and Sinker. The cutter is 40.9% of everything he throws.
2906 classified pitches in 2015.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates Haren's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 86.0 against 76.3.
871 and 411 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Haren has thrown 102 splitters this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 81.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2906 classified pitches in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Haren's cutter carries 19.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1188 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Haren averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
2906 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 646th 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 Haren goes to the 4-seam fastball: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.3% the rest of the time.
850 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Haren throws a strike on the first pitch 63.5% of the time.
770 plate appearances started in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Haren throws a fastball 89.1% of the time, against 82.7% when he is ahead.
736 pitches behind in the count, 831 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Haren's stuff spins at 1,562 rpm, 27th percentile in the league.
2906 pitches in 2015. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 499th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Haren's fastball averages 84.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 84.3 past his 75th.
692 early fastballs, 469 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Haren projects a .347 average, 63rd percentile.
2906 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 255th in MLB.