He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gustave puts 50.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40% of his pitches to left-handers.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gustave's sinker moves 115.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
264 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gustave throws 40.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.2% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 324 with the bases empty.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gustave throws a fastball 75.7% of the time, against 54.2% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 153 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Gustave averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
466 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 91st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gustave's sinker averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 98.3.
264 thrown, 56.7% of his pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gustave lives in the strike zone: 47.9% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 155th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gustave works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 56.7% of everything he throws.
466 classified pitches in 2022.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gustave lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
466 located pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gustave releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
466 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Gustave, 12th percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 679th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gustave goes to the slider: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.2% the rest of the time.
153 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Gustave releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
466 tracked pitches in 2022.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Gustave's stuff spins at 2,386 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
466 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 164th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gustave puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.6% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 153 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Gustave gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 607th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Gustave throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2022.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.3% of Gustave's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
104 of 466 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gustave's sinker spins at 2,379 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
264 thrown in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gustave lands 51% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.4% of his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs, 170 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates Gustave's sinker from his slider, 95.9 against 86.2.
264 and 170 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gustave projects a .310 average, 66th percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 261st in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gustave puts 50.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40% of his pitches to left-handers.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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 .216 on his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gustave lands 51% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.4% of his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs, 170 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gustave's sinker moves 115.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
264 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gustave throws 40.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.2% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 324 with the bases empty.
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 Gustave throws a fastball 75.7% of the time, against 54.2% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 153 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gustave goes to the slider: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.2% the rest of the time.
153 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gustave puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.6% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 153 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Gustave throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Gustave averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
466 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 91st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gustave's sinker averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 98.3.
264 thrown, 56.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gustave works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 56.7% of everything he throws.
466 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gustave's sinker spins at 2,379 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
264 thrown in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates Gustave's sinker from his slider, 95.9 against 86.2.
264 and 170 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gustave lives in the strike zone: 47.9% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 155th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gustave lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
466 located pitches in 2022.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.3% of Gustave's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
104 of 466 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gustave releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
466 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Gustave releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
466 tracked pitches in 2022.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Gustave, 12th percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 679th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Gustave gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 607th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gustave projects a .310 average, 66th percentile.
466 pitches in 2022. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 261st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Gustave's stuff spins at 2,386 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
466 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 164th in MLB.
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