One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Steckenrider's changeup moves 85.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
67 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Steckenrider throws the changeup 44.9% of the time against left-handers and 0.7% against right-handers.
139 pitches to right-handers, 147 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
186 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Steckenrider throws a strike on the first pitch 51.5% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2022.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Steckenrider projects a .436 average, 2nd percentile.
286 pitches in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 763rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Steckenrider works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 65% of everything he throws.
286 classified pitches in 2022.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Steckenrider puts 46.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
139 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Steckenrider averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2022. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 174th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Steckenrider works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
286 located pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Steckenrider releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 62 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
286 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Steckenrider goes to the changeup: 28.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.3% the rest of the time.
89 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Steckenrider lands 47.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.8% of his offspeed pitches.
186 of his fastballs, 67 of his offspeed pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Steckenrider releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
286 tracked pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Steckenrider's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
49 of 286 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Steckenrider throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 64% when he is ahead.
89 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .466 expected average against them, against .432 on his fastballs.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 87.3 off his changeup.
186 and 67 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Steckenrider's stuff spins at 2,149 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2022. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 519th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Steckenrider puts 56.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
89 located pitches behind, 75 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 96.7.
186 thrown, 65% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,300 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
186 thrown in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Steckenrider has thrown 9 sliders this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
286 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.1 mph separates Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 94.1 against 87.0.
186 and 67 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Steckenrider's changeup moves 85.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
67 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
186 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Steckenrider throws the changeup 44.9% of the time against left-handers and 0.7% against right-handers.
139 pitches to right-handers, 147 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Steckenrider works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 65% of everything he throws.
286 classified pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 87.3 off his changeup.
186 and 67 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 96.7.
186 thrown, 65% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,300 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
186 thrown in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Steckenrider has thrown 9 sliders this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
286 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.1 mph separates Steckenrider's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 94.1 against 87.0.
186 and 67 of them respectively.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Steckenrider throws a strike on the first pitch 51.5% of the time.
68 plate appearances started in 2022.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Steckenrider goes to the changeup: 28.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.3% the rest of the time.
89 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Steckenrider throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 64% when he is ahead.
89 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Steckenrider puts 56.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
89 located pitches behind, 75 ahead.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Steckenrider projects a .436 average, 2nd percentile.
286 pitches in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 763rd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Steckenrider puts 46.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
139 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Steckenrider averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2022. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 174th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Steckenrider works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
286 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Steckenrider's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
49 of 286 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Steckenrider releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 62 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
286 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Steckenrider releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
286 tracked 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
Steckenrider lands 47.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.8% of his offspeed pitches.
186 of his fastballs, 67 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .466 expected average against them, against .432 on his fastballs.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Steckenrider's stuff spins at 2,149 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2022. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 519th in MLB.
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