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Homer Bailey

Reds Career team 2007–2018
Number #15
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 40
Height 6' 4"
Weight 223 lbs
Birth Place La Grange, TX
Born May 3, 1986

Key Insights

2020
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Bailey goes to the splitter: 38.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.6% the rest of the time.

44 two-strike pitches in 2020.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Bailey's 4-seam fastball moves 65.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

58 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Bailey throws the slider 39.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.3% against left-handers.

58 pitches to right-handers, 75 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Bailey's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

58 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Bailey's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 94.5.

58 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Bailey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

133 located pitches in 2020.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB May 3, 1986
Birth Place La Grange, TX
Height 6' 4"
Weight 223 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right