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David Aardsma

Mariners Career team 2009–2010
Number #79
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 3"
Weight 212 lbs
Birth Place Denver, CO
Born Dec 27, 1981

Key Insights

2015
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .208 on his breaking balls.

325 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Aardsma's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 81.5 off his slider.

325 and 125 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Aardsma throws the slider 34.7% of the time against right-handers and 6.2% against left-handers.

331 pitches to right-handers, 161 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Aardsma throws a fastball 78.8% of the time, against 61.4% when he is ahead.

113 pitches behind in the count, 153 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Aardsma works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 66.1% of everything he throws.

492 classified pitches in 2015.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Aardsma, 17th percentile.

492 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 569th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 27, 1981
Birth Place Denver, CO
Height 6' 3"
Weight 212 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Rice