One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Odorizzi's splitter moves 84.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
299 thrown, averaging 85.1 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
20.2 mph separates Odorizzi's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.1 against 71.9.
692 and 69 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Odorizzi's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
692 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Odorizzi's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 79.9 off his curveball.
228 and 69 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Odorizzi puts 62.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.9% when he is ahead.
479 located pitches behind, 501 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Odorizzi's stuff spins at 1,990 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
1798 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 699th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Odorizzi throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 66.7% when he is ahead.
479 pitches behind in the count, 501 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Odorizzi puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
874 pitches to right-handed hitters, 924 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Odorizzi releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1798 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.1% of the contact Odorizzi gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
1798 pitches in 2022. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 137th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Odorizzi goes to the splitter: 23.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.8% the rest of the time.
541 two-strike pitches in 2022.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .285 on his offspeed pitches.
1301 of his fastballs thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Odorizzi's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.3.
692 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Odorizzi works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1798 located pitches in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Odorizzi lands 47.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.8% of his offspeed pitches.
1301 of his fastballs, 299 of his offspeed pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Odorizzi throws a strike on the first pitch 54.4% of the time.
454 plate appearances started in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Odorizzi works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Splitter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.5% of everything he throws.
1798 classified pitches in 2022.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Odorizzi's fastball averages 90.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.4 past his 75th.
432 early fastballs, 158 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Odorizzi's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
322 of 1798 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Odorizzi throws the slider 13.8% of the time against right-handers and 0.9% against left-handers.
874 pitches to right-handers, 924 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Odorizzi releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1798 tracked pitches in 2022.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Odorizzi is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
1798 pitches in 2022. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 304th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Odorizzi has thrown 69 curveballs this season, 3.8% of his pitches, at 71.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1798 classified pitches in 2022.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Odorizzi's splitter moves 84.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
299 thrown, averaging 85.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Odorizzi's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
692 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
20.2 mph separates Odorizzi's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.1 against 71.9.
692 and 69 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Odorizzi's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 79.9 off his curveball.
228 and 69 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Odorizzi's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.3.
692 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Odorizzi works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Splitter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.5% of everything he throws.
1798 classified pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Odorizzi throws the slider 13.8% of the time against right-handers and 0.9% against left-handers.
874 pitches to right-handers, 924 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Odorizzi has thrown 69 curveballs this season, 3.8% of his pitches, at 71.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1798 classified pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Odorizzi puts 62.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.9% when he is ahead.
479 located pitches behind, 501 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Odorizzi throws a fastball 81.2% of the time, against 66.7% when he is ahead.
479 pitches behind in the count, 501 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Odorizzi goes to the splitter: 23.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.8% the rest of the time.
541 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Odorizzi throws a strike on the first pitch 54.4% of the time.
454 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Odorizzi's stuff spins at 1,990 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
1798 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 699th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Odorizzi puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
874 pitches to right-handed hitters, 924 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
Odorizzi releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1798 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Odorizzi's fastball averages 90.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.4 past his 75th.
432 early fastballs, 158 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Odorizzi releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1798 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.1% of the contact Odorizzi gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
1798 pitches in 2022. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 137th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Odorizzi is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
1798 pitches in 2022. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 304th in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .285 on his offspeed pitches.
1301 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Odorizzi lands 47.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.8% of his offspeed pitches.
1301 of his fastballs, 299 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Odorizzi works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1798 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Odorizzi's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
322 of 1798 located pitches.
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