His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marquis's sinker averages 87.7 mph, and has touched 90.8.
459 thrown, 58.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marquis goes to the changeup: 39.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.1% the rest of the time.
188 two-strike pitches in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .397 expected average against them, against .260 on his breaking balls.
164 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Marquis averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2015. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 611th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marquis's sinker leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 84.9 off his slider.
459 and 150 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Marquis throws a fastball 68.1% of the time, against 46.4% when he is ahead.
232 pitches behind in the count, 196 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marquis throws the slider 31.9% of the time against right-handers and 7.6% against left-handers.
373 pitches to right-handers, 410 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Marquis, 15th percentile.
783 pitches in 2015. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 583rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marquis works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 58.6% of everything he throws.
783 classified pitches in 2015.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Marquis's fastball averages 88.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.2 past his 75th.
161 early fastballs, 68 late ones.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Marquis throws a strike on the first pitch 53.9% of the time.
217 plate appearances started in 2015.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.9% of the contact Marquis gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
783 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 540th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Marquis's stuff spins at 1,602 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 452nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Marquis's sinker from his changeup, 87.7 against 78.2.
459 and 164 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marquis has thrown 8 intentional balls this season, 1% of his pitches, at 79.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
783 classified pitches in 2015.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marquis's sinker averages 87.7 mph, and has touched 90.8.
459 thrown, 58.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marquis's sinker leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 84.9 off his slider.
459 and 150 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marquis throws the slider 31.9% of the time against right-handers and 7.6% against left-handers.
373 pitches to right-handers, 410 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marquis works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 58.6% of everything he throws.
783 classified pitches in 2015.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Marquis's sinker from his changeup, 87.7 against 78.2.
459 and 164 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marquis has thrown 8 intentional balls this season, 1% of his pitches, at 79.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
783 classified pitches in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marquis goes to the changeup: 39.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.1% the rest of the time.
188 two-strike pitches in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Marquis throws a fastball 68.1% of the time, against 46.4% when he is ahead.
232 pitches behind in the count, 196 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Marquis throws a strike on the first pitch 53.9% of the time.
217 plate appearances started in 2015.
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 offspeed pitches: a .397 expected average against them, against .260 on his breaking balls.
164 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Marquis averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2015. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 611th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Marquis, 15th percentile.
783 pitches in 2015. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 583rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.9% of the contact Marquis gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
783 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 540th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Marquis's fastball averages 88.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.2 past his 75th.
161 early fastballs, 68 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Marquis's stuff spins at 1,602 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 452nd in MLB.
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