When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Thompson throws a fastball 68% of the time, against 21.7% when he is ahead.
75 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Thompson's sinker moves 108.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Thompson throws 35.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.1% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thompson's sinker leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.1 off his slider.
61 and 73 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Thompson goes to the changeup: 41.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.1% the rest of the time.
85 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
130 of his fastballs thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Thompson's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 93.6.
69 thrown, 24.3% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Thompson works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 574th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Thompson's stuff spins at 1,999 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 652nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Thompson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Thompson gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 85th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Thompson lands 52.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his offspeed pitches.
130 of his fastballs, 81 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Thompson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
286 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Thompson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
286 located pitches in 2018.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thompson projects a .320 average, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 86th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Thompson works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The changeup is 28.5% of everything he throws.
284 classified pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Thompson puts 51.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.8% when he is ahead.
76 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thompson is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thompson averages 87.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 494th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Thompson releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
286 tracked pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Thompson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 286 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Thompson throws the sinker 30.4% of the time against left-handers and 14.5% against right-handers.
159 pitches to right-handers, 125 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Thompson puts 41.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
160 pitches to right-handed hitters, 126 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Thompson's slider spins at 2,519 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
73 thrown in 2018.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Thompson throws a fastball 68% of the time, against 21.7% when he is ahead.
75 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Thompson goes to the changeup: 41.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.1% the rest of the time.
85 two-strike pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Thompson puts 51.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.8% when he is ahead.
76 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Thompson's sinker moves 108.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Thompson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Thompson throws 35.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.1% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thompson's sinker leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.1 off his slider.
61 and 73 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Thompson's 4-seam fastball averages 90.6 mph, and has touched 93.6.
69 thrown, 24.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Thompson works with 4 pitches: Changeup, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The changeup is 28.5% of everything he throws.
284 classified pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Thompson throws the sinker 30.4% of the time against left-handers and 14.5% against right-handers.
159 pitches to right-handers, 125 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Thompson's slider spins at 2,519 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
73 thrown in 2018.
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 .352 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
130 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Thompson lands 52.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his offspeed pitches.
130 of his fastballs, 81 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Thompson works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 574th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Thompson's stuff spins at 1,999 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 652nd in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Thompson gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 85th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thompson projects a .320 average, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 86th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thompson is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
286 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
Thompson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
286 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Thompson releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
286 tracked pitches 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
Thompson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
286 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Thompson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 286 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thompson averages 87.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 494th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Thompson puts 41.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
160 pitches to right-handed hitters, 126 to left-handed hitters.
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