His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Peavy's cutter averages 85.1 mph, and has touched 88.4.
673 thrown, 33.3% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Peavy throws a fastball 86.1% of the time, against 66.8% when he is ahead.
504 pitches behind in the count, 614 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Peavy's sinker leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
350 and 137 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Peavy averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Peavy lives in the strike zone: 71.4% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 55th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .430 expected average against them, against .362 on his fastballs.
309 of his breaking balls thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Peavy goes to the curveball: 22.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.4% the rest of the time.
607 two-strike pitches in 2016.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Peavy's fastball averages 87.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 86.5 past his 75th.
589 early fastballs, 203 late ones.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Peavy's stuff spins at 1,500 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 574th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Peavy works with 5 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The cutter is 33.3% of everything he throws.
2019 classified pitches in 2016.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Peavy throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
522 plate appearances started in 2016.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Peavy, 30th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 484th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Peavy throws the changeup 12.5% of the time against left-handers and 2% against right-handers.
1099 pitches to right-handers, 920 to left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Peavy gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Peavy's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.9 against 78.7.
546 and 295 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Peavy projects a .375 average, 35th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 449th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Peavy's cutter averages 85.1 mph, and has touched 88.4.
673 thrown, 33.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Peavy's sinker leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
350 and 137 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Peavy works with 5 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The cutter is 33.3% of everything he throws.
2019 classified pitches in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Peavy throws the changeup 12.5% of the time against left-handers and 2% against right-handers.
1099 pitches to right-handers, 920 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Peavy's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.9 against 78.7.
546 and 295 of them respectively.
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 Peavy throws a fastball 86.1% of the time, against 66.8% when he is ahead.
504 pitches behind in the count, 614 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Peavy goes to the curveball: 22.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.4% the rest of the time.
607 two-strike pitches in 2016.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Peavy throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
522 plate appearances started in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Peavy averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Peavy lives in the strike zone: 71.4% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 55th 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 breaking balls: a .430 expected average against them, against .362 on his fastballs.
309 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Peavy's fastball averages 87.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 86.5 past his 75th.
589 early fastballs, 203 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Peavy's stuff spins at 1,500 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 574th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Peavy, 30th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 484th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Peavy gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Peavy projects a .375 average, 35th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 449th in MLB.
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