His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's 4-seam fastball averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 92.2.
480 thrown, 34.8% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the slider: 45.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.7% the rest of the time.
334 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 99.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 81.5 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1380 located pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
439 pitches behind in the count, 347 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 76.6 off his curveball.
442 and 68 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Garcia averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 604th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.0 mph separates Garcia's sinker from his curveball, 89.2 against 72.2.
442 and 68 of them respectively.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Garcia's fastball averages 89.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
454 early fastballs, 105 late ones.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Garcia, 9th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 665th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
480 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Garcia throws 39.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
255 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1126 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the sinker 51.2% of the time against left-handers and 25% against right-handers.
1009 pitches to right-handers, 371 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Garcia puts 42.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 371 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 632nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Garcia lands 48.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his breaking balls.
922 of his fastballs, 289 of his breaking balls.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garcia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1380 tracked pitches in 2018.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
368 plate appearances started in 2018.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Garcia works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 498th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .322 on his offspeed pitches.
922 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
229 of 1380 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's slider spins at 2,737 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
221 thrown in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 60 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1380 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 54.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.9% when he is ahead.
439 located pitches behind, 347 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,310 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 235th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 34.8% of everything he throws.
1380 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Garcia has thrown 68 curveballs this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 72.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1380 classified pitches in 2018.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's 4-seam fastball averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 92.2.
480 thrown, 34.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 76.6 off his curveball.
442 and 68 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.0 mph separates Garcia's sinker from his curveball, 89.2 against 72.2.
442 and 68 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the sinker 51.2% of the time against left-handers and 25% against right-handers.
1009 pitches to right-handers, 371 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's slider spins at 2,737 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
221 thrown in 2018.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 34.8% of everything he throws.
1380 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Garcia has thrown 68 curveballs this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 72.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1380 classified pitches in 2018.
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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 Garcia goes to the slider: 45.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.7% the rest of the time.
334 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
439 pitches behind in the count, 347 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
368 plate appearances started in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 54.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.9% when he is ahead.
439 located pitches behind, 347 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 99.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 81.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
480 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1380 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
229 of 1380 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Garcia averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 604th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Garcia's fastball averages 89.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
454 early fastballs, 105 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garcia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1380 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 60 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1380 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Garcia, 9th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 665th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 632nd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Garcia throws 39.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
255 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1126 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Garcia puts 42.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 371 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Garcia lands 48.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his breaking balls.
922 of his fastballs, 289 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .322 on his offspeed pitches.
922 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Garcia works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 498th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,310 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 235th in MLB.
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