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Eddie Guardado

Twins Career team 1993–2008
Number #18
Position Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Left
Age 55
Height 6' 0"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Stockton, CA
Born Oct 2, 1970

Key Insights

2009
He has to work for every strike he gets

Only 22.1% of Guardado's pitches end in a called strike or a swing and miss, 9th percentile.

725 pitches in 2009. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 578th in MLB.
Hitters put the bat on almost everything he throws

Hitters only miss 13.9% of what Guardado offers, 15th percentile.

725 pitches in 2009. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 543rd in MLB.
Runners on do not change how often he misses bats

With a runner in scoring position Guardado misses bats on 16.7% of the swings against him, against 13.1% with the bases empty.

148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 577 with the bases empty.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 2, 1970
Birth Place Stockton, CA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Left
College/Draft San Joaquin Delta Coll. CA (J.C.)