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Glen Perkins

Twins Career team 2006–2017
Number #15
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 43
Height 6' 0"
Weight 205 lbs
Birth Place St. Paul, MN
Born Mar 2, 1983

Key Insights

2017
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Perkins's 4-seam fastball moves 53.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

43 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Perkins's sinker leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 69.0 off his 4-seam fastball.

40 and 43 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate

Perkins works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 5.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.

123 located pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Perkins's 4-seam fastball carries 20.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

43 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Perkins's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 92.9.

43 thrown, 35% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Perkins releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

123 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 2, 1983
Birth Place St. Paul, MN
Height 6' 0"
Weight 205 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Minnesota