One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hutchison's changeup moves 98.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
180 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hutchison's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
711 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hutchison throws a fastball 60.9% of the time, against 44.9% when he is ahead.
481 pitches behind in the count, 490 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hutchison releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1759 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hutchison puts 54.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.6% when he is ahead.
481 located pitches behind, 490 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hutchison throws the 4-seam fastball 49% of the time against left-handers and 33.2% against right-handers.
957 pitches to right-handers, 802 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hutchison lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1759 located pitches in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hutchison works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 40.4% of everything he throws.
1759 classified pitches in 2022.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hutchison throws 39.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.8% with the bases empty.
412 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1347 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hutchison lands 45.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his offspeed pitches.
926 of his fastballs, 180 of his offspeed pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hutchison releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1759 tracked pitches in 2022.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hutchison works off the plate, with only 42.8% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 527th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hutchison's slider spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
653 thrown in 2022.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Hutchison, 26th percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 575th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hutchison's stuff spins at 2,329 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
1759 pitches in 2022. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 226th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
180 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hutchison goes to the slider: 40.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.6% the rest of the time.
499 two-strike pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hutchison's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 95.3.
711 thrown, 40.4% of his pitches.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Hutchison's fastball averages 92.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.8 past his 75th.
349 early fastballs, 97 late ones.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hutchison's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 87.6 off his changeup.
711 and 180 of them thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Hutchison's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
328 of 1759 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41% of the contact Hutchison gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 510th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hutchison projects a .334 average, 34th percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 509th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.6 mph separates Hutchison's sinker from his slider, 92.7 against 86.0.
215 and 653 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hutchison's changeup moves 98.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
180 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hutchison's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
711 thrown, averaging 92.4 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 Hutchison throws a fastball 60.9% of the time, against 44.9% when he is ahead.
481 pitches behind in the count, 490 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hutchison puts 54.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.6% when he is ahead.
481 located pitches behind, 490 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hutchison goes to the slider: 40.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.6% the rest of the time.
499 two-strike pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hutchison releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1759 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hutchison releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1759 tracked pitches in 2022.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Hutchison's fastball averages 92.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.8 past his 75th.
349 early fastballs, 97 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hutchison throws the 4-seam fastball 49% of the time against left-handers and 33.2% against right-handers.
957 pitches to right-handers, 802 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hutchison works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 40.4% of everything he throws.
1759 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hutchison's slider spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
653 thrown in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hutchison's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 95.3.
711 thrown, 40.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hutchison's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 87.6 off his changeup.
711 and 180 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.6 mph separates Hutchison's sinker from his slider, 92.7 against 86.0.
215 and 653 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hutchison lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1759 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Hutchison's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
328 of 1759 located pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hutchison throws 39.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.8% with the bases empty.
412 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1347 with the bases empty.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hutchison lands 45.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his offspeed pitches.
926 of his fastballs, 180 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
180 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hutchison works off the plate, with only 42.8% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 527th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Hutchison, 26th percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 575th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41% of the contact Hutchison gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 510th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hutchison projects a .334 average, 34th percentile.
1759 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 509th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hutchison's stuff spins at 2,329 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
1759 pitches in 2022. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 226th in MLB.
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