He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
O'Day puts 36.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
263 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
O'Day's 4-seam fastball averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 88.4.
168 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes O'Day goes to the 4-seam fastball: 60.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.7% the rest of the time.
122 two-strike pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
O'Day releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -17 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
385 tracked release points, averaging 3.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
O'Day's 4-seam fastball moves 85.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
168 thrown, averaging 86.0 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
O'Day averages 82.3 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
385 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 750th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
O'Day works off the plate, with only 40% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 682nd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
O'Day works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
385 located pitches in 2022.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count O'Day throws a fastball 45% of the time, against 61.4% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against O'Day is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 91st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14% of O'Day's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 385 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
O'Day throws the 4-seam fastball 57.4% of the time against left-handers and 37.3% against right-handers.
263 pitches to right-handers, 122 to left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against O'Day projects a .282 average, 87th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 102nd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
O'Day throws 36.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.9% with the bases empty.
77 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 308 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
O'Day works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 47.8% of everything he throws.
385 classified pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off O'Day's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 86.3 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
168 and 184 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .302 expected average against them, against .265 on his breaking balls.
201 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
O'Day throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
93 plate appearances started in 2022.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
O'Day's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
385 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 221st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact O'Day gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 156th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
O'Day's 4-seam fastball carries 10.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
168 thrown, averaging 86.0 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
O'Day releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
385 tracked pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
O'Day's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,386 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
168 thrown in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
O'Day puts 47% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
O'Day puts 36.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
263 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
O'Day's 4-seam fastball averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 88.4.
168 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
O'Day throws the 4-seam fastball 57.4% of the time against left-handers and 37.3% against right-handers.
263 pitches to right-handers, 122 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
O'Day works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 47.8% of everything he throws.
385 classified pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off O'Day's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 86.3 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
168 and 184 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
O'Day's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,386 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
168 thrown in 2022.
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 O'Day goes to the 4-seam fastball: 60.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.7% the rest of the time.
122 two-strike pitches in 2022.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count O'Day throws a fastball 45% of the time, against 61.4% when he is ahead.
100 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
O'Day throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
93 plate appearances started in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
O'Day puts 47% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
100 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
O'Day releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -17 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
385 tracked release points, averaging 3.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
O'Day releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
385 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
O'Day's 4-seam fastball moves 85.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
168 thrown, averaging 86.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
O'Day's 4-seam fastball carries 10.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
168 thrown, averaging 86.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
O'Day averages 82.3 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
385 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 750th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
O'Day works off the plate, with only 40% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 682nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
O'Day works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
385 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14% of O'Day's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 385 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against O'Day is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 91st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against O'Day projects a .282 average, 87th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 102nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact O'Day gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
385 pitches in 2022. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 156th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
O'Day throws 36.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.9% with the bases empty.
77 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 308 with the bases empty.
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 fastballs: a .302 expected average against them, against .265 on his breaking balls.
201 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
O'Day's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
385 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 221st in MLB.
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