One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Holland's sinker moves 107.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
391 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Holland throws a fastball 69.3% of the time, against 45.5% when he is ahead.
202 pitches behind in the count, 255 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Holland's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.1 mph, against 85.4 off his changeup.
90 and 83 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Holland lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
852 pitches in 2021. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 91st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Holland throws a strike on the first pitch 70.2% of the time.
225 plate appearances started in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Holland's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Holland lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
852 located pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holland works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 45.9% of everything he throws.
852 classified pitches in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holland goes to the sinker: 53.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 43% the rest of the time.
229 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Holland lands 53.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.8% of his offspeed pitches.
483 of his fastballs, 83 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Holland releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
852 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holland throws the sinker 55.3% of the time against left-handers and 40.2% against right-handers.
532 pitches to right-handers, 320 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Holland's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
146 of 852 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.5% of the contact Holland gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
852 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 566th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Holland's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.1 against 81.4.
391 and 282 of them respectively.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Holland throws 47.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.9% with the bases empty.
219 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 633 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Holland averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 39th percentile in the league.
852 pitches in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 492nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .350 expected average against them, against .325 on his breaking balls.
83 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holland's sinker averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 95.8.
391 thrown, 45.9% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holland puts 52% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.3% when he is ahead.
202 located pitches behind, 255 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holland's sinker spins at 2,361 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
391 thrown in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Holland's sinker moves 107.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
391 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Holland's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
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 Holland throws a fastball 69.3% of the time, against 45.5% when he is ahead.
202 pitches behind in the count, 255 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Holland throws a strike on the first pitch 70.2% of the time.
225 plate appearances started in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holland goes to the sinker: 53.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 43% the rest of the time.
229 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holland puts 52% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.3% when he is ahead.
202 located pitches behind, 255 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 Holland's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.1 mph, against 85.4 off his changeup.
90 and 83 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holland works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 45.9% of everything he throws.
852 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holland throws the sinker 55.3% of the time against left-handers and 40.2% against right-handers.
532 pitches to right-handers, 320 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Holland's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.1 against 81.4.
391 and 282 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holland's sinker averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 95.8.
391 thrown, 45.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holland's sinker spins at 2,361 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
391 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Holland lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
852 pitches in 2021. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 91st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Holland lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
852 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Holland's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
146 of 852 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Holland lands 53.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.8% of his offspeed pitches.
483 of his fastballs, 83 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .350 expected average against them, against .325 on his breaking balls.
83 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Holland releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
852 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.5% of the contact Holland gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
852 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 566th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Holland throws 47.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.9% with the bases empty.
219 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 633 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Holland averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 39th percentile in the league.
852 pitches in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 492nd in MLB.
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