His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Norris's 4-seam fastball averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 93.6.
106 thrown, 41.1% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .418 expected average against them, against .259 on his fastballs.
110 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Norris's 4-seam fastball moves 77.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Norris releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
258 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Norris works off the plate, with only 37.6% of his pitches in the zone, 4th percentile.
258 pitches in 2023. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 746th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Norris averages 85.1 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2023. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 720th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Norris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
258 located pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Norris puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 25.4% when he is ahead.
82 located pitches behind, 59 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Norris throws 32.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.5% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 190 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Norris's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Norris's stuff spins at 1,949 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 728th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Norris throws a strike on the first pitch 52.4% of the time.
63 plate appearances started in 2023.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Norris lands 48.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.1% of his offspeed pitches.
107 of his fastballs, 110 of his offspeed pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Norris, 17th percentile.
258 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 643rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Norris's changeup leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 86.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 106 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Norris works with 3 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The changeup is 42.6% of everything he throws.
258 classified pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Norris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 258 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Norris throws a fastball 42.7% of the time, against 32.2% when he is ahead.
82 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Norris throws the 4-seam fastball 46% of the time against right-handers and 30.5% against left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 82 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Norris releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
258 tracked pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.9 mph separates Norris's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 88.8 against 82.9.
106 and 110 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Norris's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,323 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
106 thrown in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Norris's 4-seam fastball averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 93.6.
106 thrown, 41.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Norris's changeup leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 86.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 106 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Norris works with 3 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The changeup is 42.6% of everything he throws.
258 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Norris throws the 4-seam fastball 46% of the time against right-handers and 30.5% against left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 82 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
5.9 mph separates Norris's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 88.8 against 82.9.
106 and 110 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Norris's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,323 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
106 thrown in 2023.
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 offspeed pitches: a .418 expected average against them, against .259 on his fastballs.
110 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Norris lands 48.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.1% of his offspeed pitches.
107 of his fastballs, 110 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Norris's 4-seam fastball moves 77.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Norris's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Norris releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
258 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Norris releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
258 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Norris works off the plate, with only 37.6% of his pitches in the zone, 4th percentile.
258 pitches in 2023. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 746th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Norris averages 85.1 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2023. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 720th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Norris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
258 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Norris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 258 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Norris puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 25.4% when he is ahead.
82 located pitches behind, 59 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Norris throws a strike on the first pitch 52.4% of the time.
63 plate appearances started in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Norris throws a fastball 42.7% of the time, against 32.2% when he is ahead.
82 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Norris throws 32.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.5% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 190 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Norris's stuff spins at 1,949 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
258 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 728th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Norris, 17th percentile.
258 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 643rd in MLB.
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