One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .414 expected average against them, against .246 on his offspeed pitches.
87 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Leone's changeup moves 83.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Leone works off the plate, with only 35.2% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 759th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Leone throws the changeup 46.2% of the time against left-handers and 10% against right-handers.
201 pitches to right-handers, 160 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Leone throws a fastball 58.3% of the time, against 36% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 100 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Leone puts 31.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Leone lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
361 located pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Leone's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
95 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.3% of Leone's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 361 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Leone puts 48.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 24% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 100 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Leone works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 26.3% of everything he throws.
361 classified pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Leone releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
361 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Leone lands 48.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.6% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 87 of his breaking balls.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Leone throws 32.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.4% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 203 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leone projects a .352 average, 19th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 625th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leone averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
361 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 233rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Leone's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.0.
95 thrown, 26.3% of his pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Leone gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 154th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Leone goes to the changeup: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.1% the rest of the time.
108 two-strike pitches in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leone's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
95 and 94 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leone is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 204th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Leone throws a strike on the first pitch 63.6% of the time.
88 plate appearances started in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Leone's slider spins at 2,511 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
70 thrown in 2024.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Leone releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
361 tracked pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Leone's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.9 against 84.6.
95 and 70 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Leone has thrown 17 sweepers this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 86.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
361 classified pitches in 2024.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .414 expected average against them, against .246 on his offspeed pitches.
87 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Leone lands 48.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.6% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 87 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Leone's changeup moves 83.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Leone's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
95 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Leone works off the plate, with only 35.2% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 759th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Leone throws the changeup 46.2% of the time against left-handers and 10% against right-handers.
201 pitches to right-handers, 160 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Leone works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 26.3% of everything he throws.
361 classified pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Leone's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.0.
95 thrown, 26.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leone's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
95 and 94 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Leone's slider spins at 2,511 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
70 thrown in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Leone's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.9 against 84.6.
95 and 70 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Leone has thrown 17 sweepers this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 86.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
361 classified pitches in 2024.
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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 Leone throws a fastball 58.3% of the time, against 36% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 100 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Leone puts 48.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 24% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 100 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Leone goes to the changeup: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.1% the rest of the time.
108 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Leone throws a strike on the first pitch 63.6% of the time.
88 plate appearances started in 2024.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Leone puts 31.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Leone lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
361 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.3% of Leone's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 361 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Leone releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
361 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Leone releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
361 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Leone throws 32.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.4% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 203 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leone projects a .352 average, 19th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 625th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Leone gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 154th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leone is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 204th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leone averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
361 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 233rd in MLB.
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