One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Yang's changeup moves 51.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Yang's 4-seam fastball averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 97.4.
298 thrown, 44% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Yang throws a fastball 61.9% of the time, against 39.9% when he is ahead.
210 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yang averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 722nd in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Yang lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
677 located pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Yang's 4-seam fastball carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
298 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Yang throws 49% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.7% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 522 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .392 expected average against them, against .340 on his breaking balls.
176 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Yang works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 44% of everything he throws.
677 classified pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Yang projects a .362 average, 18th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 660th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Yang goes to the changeup: 31.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.7% the rest of the time.
215 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Yang puts 43.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
445 pitches to right-handed hitters, 232 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yang's slider leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 86.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
145 and 298 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Yang releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
677 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Yang's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 596th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Yang's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
115 of 677 located pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Yang lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.1% of his offspeed pitches.
324 of his fastballs, 176 of his offspeed pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.7% of the contact Yang gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 581st in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Yang throws a strike on the first pitch 56.9% of the time.
160 plate appearances started in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Yang throws the slider 27.6% of the time against left-handers and 18.2% against right-handers.
445 pitches to right-handers, 232 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Yang's slider spins at 2,391 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
145 thrown in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Yang puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.3% when he is ahead.
210 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Yang's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.3 against 80.8.
298 and 145 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Yang has thrown 32 curveballs this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 74.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
677 classified pitches in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Yang's changeup moves 51.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Yang's 4-seam fastball carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
298 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Yang's 4-seam fastball averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 97.4.
298 thrown, 44% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Yang works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 44% of everything he throws.
677 classified pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yang's slider leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 86.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
145 and 298 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Yang throws the slider 27.6% of the time against left-handers and 18.2% against right-handers.
445 pitches to right-handers, 232 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Yang's slider spins at 2,391 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
145 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Yang's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 90.3 against 80.8.
298 and 145 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Yang has thrown 32 curveballs this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 74.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
677 classified pitches in 2021.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Yang throws a fastball 61.9% of the time, against 39.9% when he is ahead.
210 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Yang goes to the changeup: 31.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.7% the rest of the time.
215 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Yang throws a strike on the first pitch 56.9% of the time.
160 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Yang puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.3% when he is ahead.
210 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yang averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 722nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Yang lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
677 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17% of Yang's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
115 of 677 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Yang throws 49% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.7% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 522 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .392 expected average against them, against .340 on his breaking balls.
176 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Yang lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.1% of his offspeed pitches.
324 of his fastballs, 176 of his offspeed pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Yang projects a .362 average, 18th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 660th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.7% of the contact Yang gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 581st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Yang puts 43.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
445 pitches to right-handed hitters, 232 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Yang releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
677 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Yang's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 596th in MLB.
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