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Jeff Francis

Rockies Career team 2004–2013
Number #35
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 45
Height 6' 5"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Vancouver, Canada
Born Jan 8, 1981

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Francis's sinker averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 90.4.

179 thrown, 44.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Francis throws a fastball 65.2% of the time, against 27.3% when he is ahead.

115 pitches behind in the count, 110 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Francis averages 80.1 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.

400 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 674th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .419 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.

188 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Francis's slider leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.

60 and 66 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

16.5 mph separates Francis's sinker from his curveball, 86.0 against 69.5.

179 and 86 of them respectively.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 8, 1981
Birth Place Vancouver, Canada
Height 6' 5"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Brit Columbia