His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ryu's 4-seam fastball averages 88.7 mph, and has touched 91.1.
228 thrown, 27.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ryu's sinker moves 112.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ryu averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 757th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
19.9 mph separates Ryu's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.7 against 68.9.
228 and 142 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ryu puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
207 located pitches behind, 243 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ryu's stuff spins at 1,980 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 712th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ryu releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
830 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ryu's sinker leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
115 and 189 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ryu's curveball carries 13.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 68.9 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ryu lands 50.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.3% of his offspeed pitches.
499 of his fastballs, 189 of his offspeed pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ryu throws the 4-seam fastball 46% of the time against left-handers and 22.1% against right-handers.
643 pitches to right-handers, 187 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ryu lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
830 located pitches in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ryu goes to the 4-seam fastball: 32.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.3% the rest of the time.
249 two-strike pitches in 2023.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ryu projects a .310 average, 74th percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 199th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ryu works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 27.5% of everything he throws.
830 classified pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Ryu's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
139 of 830 located pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .323 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
499 of his fastballs thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ryu throws 48.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.6% with the bases empty.
165 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 665 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ryu is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 211th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ryu's fastball averages 87.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.1 past his 75th.
170 early fastballs, 32 late ones.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ryu works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
830 located pitches in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ryu releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
830 tracked pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ryu's curveball spins at 2,472 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
142 thrown in 2023.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ryu gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 286th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ryu's 4-seam fastball averages 88.7 mph, and has touched 91.1.
228 thrown, 27.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
19.9 mph separates Ryu's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.7 against 68.9.
228 and 142 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ryu's sinker leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
115 and 189 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ryu throws the 4-seam fastball 46% of the time against left-handers and 22.1% against right-handers.
643 pitches to right-handers, 187 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ryu works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 27.5% of everything he throws.
830 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ryu's curveball spins at 2,472 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
142 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ryu's sinker moves 112.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ryu's curveball carries 13.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 68.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ryu averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 757th in MLB.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ryu puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
207 located pitches behind, 243 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ryu goes to the 4-seam fastball: 32.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.3% the rest of the time.
249 two-strike pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ryu's stuff spins at 1,980 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 712th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ryu releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
830 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ryu's fastball averages 87.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.1 past his 75th.
170 early fastballs, 32 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ryu releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
830 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ryu lands 50.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.3% of his offspeed pitches.
499 of his fastballs, 189 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .323 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
499 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ryu lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
830 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Ryu's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
139 of 830 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ryu works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
830 located pitches in 2023.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ryu projects a .310 average, 74th percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 199th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ryu is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 211th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ryu gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 286th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ryu throws 48.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.6% with the bases empty.
165 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 665 with the bases empty.
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