One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Phelps's changeup moves 130.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phelps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 82.2 off his sinker.
342 and 135 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Phelps's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
342 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Phelps releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1151 tracked pitches in 2022.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Phelps works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Phelps puts 38.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44% of his pitches to left-handers.
706 pitches to right-handed hitters, 445 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .265 on his offspeed pitches.
304 of his breaking balls thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Phelps works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.7% of everything he throws.
1151 classified pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Phelps puts 52.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.9% when he is ahead.
355 located pitches behind, 319 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Phelps's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
186 of 1151 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Phelps releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1151 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Phelps's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 163rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Phelps throws the 4-seam fastball 36.7% of the time against right-handers and 18.7% against left-handers.
706 pitches to right-handers, 445 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Phelps works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1151 located pitches in 2022.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Phelps goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.2% the rest of the time.
352 two-strike pitches in 2022.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Phelps gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 213th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.5 mph separates Phelps's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.2 against 81.7.
135 and 304 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Phelps's knuckle curve spins at 2,532 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
304 thrown in 2022.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Phelps is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 275th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Phelps's 4-seam fastball averages 93.2 mph, and has touched 95.1.
342 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Phelps's changeup moves 130.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Phelps's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
342 thrown, averaging 93.2 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 Phelps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 82.2 off his sinker.
342 and 135 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Phelps works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.7% of everything he throws.
1151 classified pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Phelps throws the 4-seam fastball 36.7% of the time against right-handers and 18.7% against left-handers.
706 pitches to right-handers, 445 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.5 mph separates Phelps's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.2 against 81.7.
135 and 304 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Phelps's knuckle curve spins at 2,532 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
304 thrown in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Phelps's 4-seam fastball averages 93.2 mph, and has touched 95.1.
342 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Phelps releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1151 tracked pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Phelps releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1151 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Phelps works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Phelps puts 38.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44% of his pitches to left-handers.
706 pitches to right-handed hitters, 445 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .265 on his offspeed pitches.
304 of his breaking balls thrown.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Phelps puts 52.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.9% when he is ahead.
355 located pitches behind, 319 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Phelps goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.2% the rest of the time.
352 two-strike pitches in 2022.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Phelps's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
186 of 1151 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Phelps works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1151 located pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Phelps's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 163rd in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Phelps gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 213th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Phelps is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 275th in MLB.
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