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Dylan Axelrod

White Sox Career team 2011–2013
Number #39
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 0"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place Santa Barbara, CA
Born Jul 30, 1985

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Axelrod's 4-seam fastball averages 87.5 mph, and has touched 90.9.

90 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Axelrod throws a fastball 71.6% of the time, against 35.8% when he is ahead.

67 pitches behind in the count, 53 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .351 expected average against them, against .240 on his breaking balls.

123 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Axelrod averages 82.6 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.

236 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 657th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often

Axelrod throws a strike on the first pitch 47.5% of the time.

59 plate appearances started in 2015.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Axelrod throws the 4-seam fastball 54.1% of the time against right-handers and 17.8% against left-handers.

133 pitches to right-handers, 101 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 30, 1985
Birth Place Santa Barbara, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft UC Irvine