He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
O'Flaherty puts 35.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count O'Flaherty throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 46.2% when he is ahead.
82 pitches behind in the count, 80 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.4 off his slider.
45 and 105 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
O'Flaherty lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.87 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
296 located pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes O'Flaherty goes to the slider: 50% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.3% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
O'Flaherty's sinker averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 92.5.
146 thrown, 49.3% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
O'Flaherty works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 614th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
O'Flaherty throws 34.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.1% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 199 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
O'Flaherty's sinker moves 14.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
146 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
O'Flaherty releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
296 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
O'Flaherty releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball carries 12.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact O'Flaherty gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 568th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
O'Flaherty works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 49.3% of everything he throws.
296 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
O'Flaherty's slider spins at 2,559 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
105 thrown in 2017.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .379 expected average against them, against .348 on his breaking balls.
191 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of O'Flaherty's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
53 of 296 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
O'Flaherty throws the sinker 55.6% of the time against right-handers and 41.8% against left-handers.
162 pitches to right-handers, 134 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
O'Flaherty lands 42.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.3% of his breaking balls.
191 of his fastballs, 105 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
O'Flaherty puts 43.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
82 located pitches behind, 80 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against O'Flaherty projects a .372 average, 37th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 446th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.0 mph separates O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.5 against 84.5.
45 and 105 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
O'Flaherty puts 35.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
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 O'Flaherty throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 46.2% when he is ahead.
82 pitches behind in the count, 80 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes O'Flaherty goes to the slider: 50% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.3% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
O'Flaherty puts 43.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
82 located pitches behind, 80 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.4 off his slider.
45 and 105 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
O'Flaherty's sinker averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 92.5.
146 thrown, 49.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
O'Flaherty works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 49.3% of everything he throws.
296 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
O'Flaherty's slider spins at 2,559 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
105 thrown in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
O'Flaherty throws the sinker 55.6% of the time against right-handers and 41.8% against left-handers.
162 pitches to right-handers, 134 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.0 mph separates O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.5 against 84.5.
45 and 105 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
O'Flaherty lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.87 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
296 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of O'Flaherty's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
53 of 296 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
O'Flaherty works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 614th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
O'Flaherty throws 34.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.1% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 199 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
O'Flaherty's sinker moves 14.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
146 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball carries 12.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
O'Flaherty releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
296 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
O'Flaherty releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact O'Flaherty gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 568th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against O'Flaherty projects a .372 average, 37th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 446th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .379 expected average against them, against .348 on his breaking balls.
191 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
O'Flaherty lands 42.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.3% of his breaking balls.
191 of his fastballs, 105 of his breaking balls.
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Career team 2009–2017