His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weaver's 4-seam fastball averages 83.8 mph, and has touched 87.1.
192 thrown, 28.9% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .276 on his offspeed pitches.
329 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Weaver's 4-seam fastball carries 18.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
192 thrown, averaging 83.8 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Weaver averages 79.7 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
671 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 699th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weaver releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
665 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Weaver throws 49.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.7% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 571 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weaver's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 81.7 off his slider.
192 and 100 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weaver throws the 4-seam fastball 44.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.2% against left-handers.
353 pitches to right-handers, 312 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weaver puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.8% when he is ahead.
178 located pitches behind, 186 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weaver's sinker moves 14.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
137 thrown, averaging 83.2 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weaver lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
665 located pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Weaver goes to the slider: 22% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.7% the rest of the time.
168 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Weaver releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
665 tracked pitches in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weaver works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 28.9% of everything he throws.
665 classified pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Weaver's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
114 of 665 located pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Weaver works off the plate, with only 42.9% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
671 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 455th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Weaver throws a strike on the first pitch 63.9% of the time.
191 plate appearances started in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Weaver's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 83.8 against 71.9.
192 and 117 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weaver's curveball spins at 2,490 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
117 thrown in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weaver's 4-seam fastball averages 83.8 mph, and has touched 87.1.
192 thrown, 28.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weaver's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 81.7 off his slider.
192 and 100 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weaver throws the 4-seam fastball 44.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.2% against left-handers.
353 pitches to right-handers, 312 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weaver works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 28.9% of everything he throws.
665 classified pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Weaver's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 83.8 against 71.9.
192 and 117 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weaver's curveball spins at 2,490 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
117 thrown in 2017.
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 .390 expected average against them, against .276 on his offspeed pitches.
329 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Weaver's 4-seam fastball carries 18.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
192 thrown, averaging 83.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weaver's sinker moves 14.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
137 thrown, averaging 83.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Weaver averages 79.7 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
671 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 699th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weaver releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
665 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Weaver releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
665 tracked pitches in 2017.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Weaver throws 49.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.7% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 571 with the bases empty.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weaver puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.8% when he is ahead.
178 located pitches behind, 186 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Weaver goes to the slider: 22% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.7% the rest of the time.
168 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Weaver throws a strike on the first pitch 63.9% of the time.
191 plate appearances started in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weaver lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
665 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Weaver's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
114 of 665 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Weaver works off the plate, with only 42.9% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
671 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 455th in MLB.
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