One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .447 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
105 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Musgrave's sinker moves 82.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Musgrave's sinker leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 87.0 off his slider.
51 and 78 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Musgrave lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
202 located pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Musgrave throws the slider 54.9% of the time against left-handers and 25.2% against right-handers.
111 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Musgrave averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2019. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 616th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Musgrave goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.
62 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Musgrave releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Musgrave's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
54 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Musgrave's stuff spins at 2,429 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 139th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Musgrave's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.0.
54 thrown, 26.7% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Musgrave puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Musgrave releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
202 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Musgrave throws a fastball 54.5% of the time, against 44% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Musgrave projects a .387 average, 28th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 539th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Musgrave works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 38.6% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2019.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Musgrave works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 476th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Musgrave's slider spins at 2,559 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
78 thrown in 2019.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Musgrave throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2019.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact Musgrave gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 482nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Musgrave's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.7 against 81.3.
54 and 78 of them respectively.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .447 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
105 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Musgrave's sinker moves 82.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Musgrave's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
54 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Musgrave's sinker leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 87.0 off his slider.
51 and 78 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Musgrave throws the slider 54.9% of the time against left-handers and 25.2% against right-handers.
111 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Musgrave's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.0.
54 thrown, 26.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Musgrave works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 38.6% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Musgrave's slider spins at 2,559 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
78 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Musgrave's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.7 against 81.3.
54 and 78 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Musgrave lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
202 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Musgrave averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2019. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 616th in MLB.
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 Musgrave goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.
62 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Musgrave puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Musgrave throws a fastball 54.5% of the time, against 44% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Musgrave throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Musgrave releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
202 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Musgrave releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
202 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Musgrave's stuff spins at 2,429 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 139th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Musgrave projects a .387 average, 28th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 539th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact Musgrave gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 482nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Musgrave works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
202 pitches in 2019. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 476th in MLB.
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