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Gavin Floyd

White Sox Career team 2007–2013
Number #39
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 6' 4"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Annapolis, MD
Born Jan 27, 1983

Key Insights

2016
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Floyd goes to the curveball: 52.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.9% the rest of the time.

140 two-strike pitches in 2016.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .353 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.

310 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Floyd's sinker leaves the bat at 95.1 mph, against 85.8 off his curveball.

75 and 161 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Floyd throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 43.4% when he is ahead.

133 pitches behind in the count, 136 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Floyd, 11th percentile.

480 pitches in 2016. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 617th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Floyd works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 39% of everything he throws.

480 classified pitches in 2016.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 27, 1983
Birth Place Annapolis, MD
Height 6' 4"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right