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Dana Eveland

Athletics Career team 2008–2009
Number #51
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 42
Height 6' 1"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Olympia, WA
Born Oct 29, 1983

Key Insights

2016
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Eveland's sinker averages 89.3 mph, and has touched 91.8.

212 thrown, 46.4% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Eveland goes to the slider: 61.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.9% the rest of the time.

138 two-strike pitches in 2016.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Eveland throws a fastball 68.9% of the time, against 40.8% when he is ahead.

132 pitches behind in the count, 120 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Eveland's sinker leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.

212 and 209 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Eveland averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.

457 pitches in 2016. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 587th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .398 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.

224 of his fastballs thrown.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 29, 1983
Birth Place Olympia, WA
Height 6' 1"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left