One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Turner's sinker moves 104.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Turner throws 54.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 81 with the bases empty.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Turner throws a strike on the first pitch 47.8% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2018.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Turner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.90 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
162 located pitches in 2018.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Turner works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Curveball. The sinker is 60.5% of everything he throws.
162 classified pitches in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
63.3% of the contact Turner gives up is hit hard, 0th percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 726th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Turner lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 85th percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Turner releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
162 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.6 mph off the bat against Turner, 2nd percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 713th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Turner's stuff spins at 2,042 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
162 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 620th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Turner throws the curveball 25.3% of the time against left-handers and 7.6% against right-handers.
79 pitches to right-handers, 83 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Turner projects a .427 average, 5th percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 690th in MLB.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.5% of Turner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
38 of 162 located pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Turner's sinker carries 9.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Turner's sinker moves 104.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Turner's sinker carries 9.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Turner throws 54.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 81 with the bases empty.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Turner throws a strike on the first pitch 47.8% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Turner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.90 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
162 located pitches in 2018.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.5% of Turner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
38 of 162 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Turner works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Curveball. The sinker is 60.5% of everything he throws.
162 classified pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Turner throws the curveball 25.3% of the time against left-handers and 7.6% against right-handers.
79 pitches to right-handers, 83 to left-handers.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
63.3% of the contact Turner gives up is hit hard, 0th percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 726th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.6 mph off the bat against Turner, 2nd percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 713th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Turner projects a .427 average, 5th percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 690th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Turner lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 85th percentile.
162 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Turner releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
162 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
Turner's stuff spins at 2,042 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
162 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 620th in MLB.
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Career team 2012–2018