One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Marshall's changeup moves 76.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
170 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marshall goes to the changeup: 41.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.6% the rest of the time.
141 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Marshall lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
504 located pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Marshall's curveball spins at 2,717 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Marshall's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Marshall throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
122 plate appearances started in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Marshall releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
504 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marshall works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The changeup is 33.7% of everything he throws.
504 classified pitches in 2021.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Marshall gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 138th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Marshall's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
75 of 504 located pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Marshall lands 50.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 37.6% of his offspeed pitches.
142 of his breaking balls, 170 of his offspeed pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marshall throws the sinker 19.1% of the time against right-handers and 2.4% against left-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 206 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Marshall releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
504 tracked pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Marshall works off the plate, with only 43.5% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 543rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Marshall projects a .308 average, 77th percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 189th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marshall's curveball leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 85.3 off his changeup.
133 and 170 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Marshall puts 53.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
182 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .318 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
170 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Marshall is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 233rd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Marshall's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.4 against 82.5.
128 and 133 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marshall's 4-seam fastball averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 97.8.
128 thrown, 25.4% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marshall has thrown 9 sliders this season, 1.8% of his pitches, at 83.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
504 classified pitches in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Marshall's changeup moves 76.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
170 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Marshall's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marshall goes to the changeup: 41.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.6% the rest of the time.
141 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Marshall throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
122 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Marshall puts 53.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
182 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Marshall lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
504 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.9% of Marshall's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
75 of 504 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Marshall's curveball spins at 2,717 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marshall works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The changeup is 33.7% of everything he throws.
504 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marshall throws the sinker 19.1% of the time against right-handers and 2.4% against left-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 206 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marshall's curveball leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 85.3 off his changeup.
133 and 170 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Marshall's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.4 against 82.5.
128 and 133 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marshall's 4-seam fastball averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 97.8.
128 thrown, 25.4% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marshall has thrown 9 sliders this season, 1.8% of his pitches, at 83.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
504 classified pitches in 2021.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Marshall releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
504 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Marshall releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
504 tracked pitches in 2021.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Marshall gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 138th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Marshall projects a .308 average, 77th percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 189th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Marshall is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 233rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Marshall lands 50.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 37.6% of his offspeed pitches.
142 of his breaking balls, 170 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .318 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
170 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Marshall works off the plate, with only 43.5% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
504 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 543rd in MLB.
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Career team 2018–2021