One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stumpf's changeup moves 103.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stumpf's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 85.5 off his changeup.
272 and 52 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Stumpf throws a fastball 67.9% of the time, against 47% when he is ahead.
159 pitches behind in the count, 134 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Stumpf's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
272 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Stumpf releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
522 tracked pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stumpf throws the slider 54% of the time against left-handers and 25.8% against right-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 224 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Stumpf lands 49% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 28.8% of his offspeed pitches.
198 of his breaking balls, 52 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stumpf releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
522 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Stumpf puts 43% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Stumpf, 11th percentile.
522 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 666th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.4% of the contact Stumpf gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
522 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 671st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stumpf works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 52.1% of everything he throws.
522 classified pitches in 2019.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stumpf averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
522 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 545th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Stumpf's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 522 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stumpf goes to the slider: 43.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.1% the rest of the time.
134 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .337 on his offspeed pitches.
198 of his breaking balls thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stumpf's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.5.
272 thrown, 52.1% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Stumpf works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
522 located pitches in 2019.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Stumpf lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
522 pitches in 2019. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 278th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Stumpf lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
522 located pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Stumpf puts 52.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
159 located pitches behind, 134 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Stumpf's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.2 against 81.4.
272 and 198 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Stumpf's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,375 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
272 thrown in 2019.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stumpf's changeup moves 103.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Stumpf's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
272 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stumpf's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 85.5 off his changeup.
272 and 52 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stumpf throws the slider 54% of the time against left-handers and 25.8% against right-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 224 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stumpf works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 52.1% of everything he throws.
522 classified pitches in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stumpf's 4-seam fastball averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.5.
272 thrown, 52.1% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Stumpf's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.2 against 81.4.
272 and 198 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Stumpf's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,375 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
272 thrown in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Stumpf throws a fastball 67.9% of the time, against 47% when he is ahead.
159 pitches behind in the count, 134 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stumpf goes to the slider: 43.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.1% the rest of the time.
134 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Stumpf puts 52.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
159 located pitches behind, 134 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Stumpf releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
522 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stumpf releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
522 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Stumpf lands 49% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 28.8% of his offspeed pitches.
198 of his breaking balls, 52 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .337 on his offspeed pitches.
198 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Stumpf puts 43% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Stumpf, 11th percentile.
522 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 666th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.4% of the contact Stumpf gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
522 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 671st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stumpf averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
522 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 545th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.3% of Stumpf's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 522 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Stumpf works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
522 located pitches in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Stumpf lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
522 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Stumpf lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
522 pitches in 2019. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 278th in MLB.
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