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Jake Petricka

White Sox Career team 2013–2017
Number #52
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 5"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Northfield, IL
Born Jun 5, 1988

Key Insights

2021
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Petricka's sinker moves 130.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

71 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Petricka lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

135 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

11.1% of Petricka's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

15 of 135 located pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early

Petricka releases the ball 7.4 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.

135 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Petricka releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

135 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Petricka throws the changeup 44.4% of the time against left-handers and 29.2% against right-handers.

72 pitches to right-handers, 63 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 5, 1988
Birth Place Northfield, IL
Height 6' 5"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Indiana State