One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Price's sinker moves 108.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
173 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Price lives in the strike zone: 54.9% of his pitches are in it, 100th percentile.
596 pitches in 2022. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 3rd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Price throws 62.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 52.5% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 448 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Price goes to the sinker: 41% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.9% the rest of the time.
178 two-strike pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Price's sinker leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 82.3 off his cutter.
173 and 106 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Price lands 58.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.8% of his offspeed pitches.
507 of his fastballs, 64 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Price releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
596 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Price's stuff spins at 1,885 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
596 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 741st in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Price puts 52.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 57.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
363 pitches to right-handed hitters, 233 to left-handed hitters.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Price throws a strike on the first pitch 66.9% of the time.
166 plate appearances started in 2022.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.5% of Price's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
146 of 596 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Price throws the cutter 28.3% of the time against left-handers and 11% against right-handers.
363 pitches to right-handers, 233 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Price's 4-seam fastball carries 11.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Price lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
596 located pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Price throws a fastball 88.4% of the time, against 75.7% when he is ahead.
146 pitches behind in the count, 189 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Price's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 96.0.
228 thrown, 38.3% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Price releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
596 tracked pitches in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Price works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Cutter and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 38.3% of everything he throws.
596 classified pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Price puts 67.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.2% when he is ahead.
146 located pitches behind, 189 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Price averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
596 pitches in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 276th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Price, 32nd percentile.
596 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 530th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Price projects a .331 average, 36th percentile.
596 pitches in 2022. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 494th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Price has thrown 25 knuckle curves this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 78.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
596 classified pitches in 2022.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Price's sinker moves 108.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
173 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Price's 4-seam fastball carries 11.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Price lives in the strike zone: 54.9% of his pitches are in it, 100th percentile.
596 pitches in 2022. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 3rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Price throws 62.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 52.5% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 448 with the bases empty.
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 Price goes to the sinker: 41% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.9% the rest of the time.
178 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Price throws a strike on the first pitch 66.9% of the time.
166 plate appearances started in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Price throws a fastball 88.4% of the time, against 75.7% when he is ahead.
146 pitches behind in the count, 189 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Price puts 67.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.2% when he is ahead.
146 located pitches behind, 189 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Price's sinker leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 82.3 off his cutter.
173 and 106 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Price throws the cutter 28.3% of the time against left-handers and 11% against right-handers.
363 pitches to right-handers, 233 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Price's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 96.0.
228 thrown, 38.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Price works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Cutter and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 38.3% of everything he throws.
596 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Price has thrown 25 knuckle curves this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 78.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
596 classified pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Price lands 58.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.8% of his offspeed pitches.
507 of his fastballs, 64 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Price releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
596 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Price releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
596 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Price's stuff spins at 1,885 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
596 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 741st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Price puts 52.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 57.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
363 pitches to right-handed hitters, 233 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.5% of Price's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
146 of 596 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Price lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
596 located pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Price averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
596 pitches in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 276th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Price, 32nd percentile.
596 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 530th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Price projects a .331 average, 36th percentile.
596 pitches in 2022. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 494th in MLB.
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