This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Storen goes to the slider: 56% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.4% the rest of the time.
252 two-strike pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Storen's sinker averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 92.6.
252 thrown, 27.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Storen's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Storen throws a fastball 60.2% of the time, against 30.3% when he is ahead.
231 pitches behind in the count, 271 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Storen averages 85.1 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
909 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 633rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Storen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
143 and 161 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Storen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
909 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Storen's sinker moves 13.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
252 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Storen is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 109th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Storen lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 176th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Storen releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
909 tracked pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Storen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
909 located pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Storen throws the changeup 30.1% of the time against left-handers and 9.7% against right-handers.
554 pitches to right-handers, 355 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Storen gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Storen works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 37.5% of everything he throws.
909 classified pitches in 2017.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Storen lands 51.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.6% of his offspeed pitches.
395 of his fastballs, 161 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Storen's slider spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
341 thrown in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Storen puts 55.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.9% when he is ahead.
231 located pitches behind, 271 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Storen's stuff spins at 2,290 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
909 pitches in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 238th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .363 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
353 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Storen throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
243 plate appearances started in 2017.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Storen projects a .346 average, 68th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 225th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Storen's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.5 against 80.1.
143 and 341 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Storen has thrown 12 curveballs this season, 1.3% of his pitches, at 79.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
909 classified pitches in 2017.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Storen goes to the slider: 56% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.4% the rest of the time.
252 two-strike pitches in 2017.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Storen throws a fastball 60.2% of the time, against 30.3% when he is ahead.
231 pitches behind in the count, 271 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Storen puts 55.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.9% when he is ahead.
231 located pitches behind, 271 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Storen throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
243 plate appearances started in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Storen's sinker averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 92.6.
252 thrown, 27.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Storen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
143 and 161 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Storen throws the changeup 30.1% of the time against left-handers and 9.7% against right-handers.
554 pitches to right-handers, 355 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Storen works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 37.5% of everything he throws.
909 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Storen's slider spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
341 thrown in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Storen's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.5 against 80.1.
143 and 341 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Storen has thrown 12 curveballs this season, 1.3% of his pitches, at 79.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
909 classified pitches in 2017.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Storen's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Storen's sinker moves 13.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
252 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Storen averages 85.1 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
909 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 633rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Storen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
909 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Storen releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
909 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Storen is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 109th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Storen gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Storen projects a .346 average, 68th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 225th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Storen lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
909 pitches in 2017. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 176th 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
Storen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
909 located pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Storen lands 51.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.6% of his offspeed pitches.
395 of his fastballs, 161 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .363 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
353 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Storen's stuff spins at 2,290 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
909 pitches in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 238th in MLB.
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