His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's sinker averages 84.2 mph, and has touched 87.3.
305 thrown, 69.2% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lopez throws a fastball 81.8% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
132 pitches behind in the count, 123 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .407 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
113 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lopez averages 82.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2016. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 674th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's sinker leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 81.8 off his slider.
305 and 93 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the slider: 30.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.8% the rest of the time.
116 two-strike pitches in 2016.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .327 average, 87th percentile.
443 pitches in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 93rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 69.2% of everything he throws.
441 classified pitches in 2016.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lopez lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
443 pitches in 2016. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 99th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lopez throws the changeup 15.4% of the time against right-handers and 2.6% against left-handers.
91 pitches to right-handers, 350 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 1,604 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2016. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 465th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lopez is weak: 88.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
443 pitches in 2016. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 212th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.7 mph separates Lopez's sinker from his slider, 84.2 against 77.5.
305 and 93 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lopez has thrown 20 curveballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 71.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
441 classified pitches in 2016.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's sinker averages 84.2 mph, and has touched 87.3.
305 thrown, 69.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's sinker leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 81.8 off his slider.
305 and 93 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 69.2% of everything he throws.
441 classified pitches in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lopez throws the changeup 15.4% of the time against right-handers and 2.6% against left-handers.
91 pitches to right-handers, 350 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.7 mph separates Lopez's sinker from his slider, 84.2 against 77.5.
305 and 93 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lopez has thrown 20 curveballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 71.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
441 classified pitches in 2016.
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 Lopez throws a fastball 81.8% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
132 pitches behind in the count, 123 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the slider: 30.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.8% the rest of the time.
116 two-strike pitches in 2016.
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 .407 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
113 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lopez averages 82.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2016. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 674th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .327 average, 87th percentile.
443 pitches in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 93rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lopez is weak: 88.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
443 pitches in 2016. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 212th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lopez lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
443 pitches in 2016. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 99th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 1,604 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2016. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 465th in MLB.
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