One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jeffress's sinker moves 113.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jeffress lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.91 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
340 located pitches in 2020.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .281 on his offspeed pitches.
85 of his breaking balls thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jeffress throws a fastball 50.9% of the time, against 32.5% when he is ahead.
114 pitches behind in the count, 80 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Jeffress's stuff spins at 1,943 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2020. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 620th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jeffress works with 4 pitches: Splitter, Sinker, Knuckle Curve and 4-Seam Fastball. The splitter is 32.1% of everything he throws.
340 classified pitches in 2020.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jeffress lands 52.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.9% of his offspeed pitches.
146 of his fastballs, 109 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.7 mph separates Jeffress's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.1 against 80.5.
107 and 85 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.6% of the contact Jeffress gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 535th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.3% of Jeffress's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 340 located pitches.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Jeffress puts 40.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jeffress throws the splitter 38% of the time against left-handers and 24.3% against right-handers.
148 pitches to right-handers, 192 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jeffress releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
340 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Jeffress, 25th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 491st in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jeffress throws a strike on the first pitch 57.5% of the time.
87 plate appearances started in 2020.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jeffress works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
340 located pitches in 2020.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jeffress works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 416th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jeffress's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 88.4 off his splitter.
107 and 109 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jeffress projects a .325 average, 71st percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 191st in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jeffress's sinker carries 8.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jeffress puts 44.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
114 located pitches behind, 80 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Jeffress releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
340 tracked pitches in 2020.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jeffress's knuckle curve spins at 2,399 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
85 thrown in 2020.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jeffress's sinker averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 94.7.
107 thrown, 31.5% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jeffress's sinker moves 113.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jeffress's sinker carries 8.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jeffress lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.91 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
340 located pitches in 2020.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.3% of Jeffress's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 340 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jeffress works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
340 located pitches in 2020.
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 .366 expected average against them, against .281 on his offspeed pitches.
85 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jeffress lands 52.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.9% of his offspeed pitches.
146 of his fastballs, 109 of his offspeed pitches.
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 Jeffress throws a fastball 50.9% of the time, against 32.5% when he is ahead.
114 pitches behind in the count, 80 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jeffress throws a strike on the first pitch 57.5% of the time.
87 plate appearances started in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jeffress puts 44.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
114 located pitches behind, 80 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Jeffress's stuff spins at 1,943 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2020. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 620th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jeffress works with 4 pitches: Splitter, Sinker, Knuckle Curve and 4-Seam Fastball. The splitter is 32.1% of everything he throws.
340 classified pitches in 2020.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.7 mph separates Jeffress's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.1 against 80.5.
107 and 85 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jeffress throws the splitter 38% of the time against left-handers and 24.3% against right-handers.
148 pitches to right-handers, 192 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jeffress's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 88.4 off his splitter.
107 and 109 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jeffress's knuckle curve spins at 2,399 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
85 thrown in 2020.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jeffress's sinker averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 94.7.
107 thrown, 31.5% of his pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.6% of the contact Jeffress gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 535th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Jeffress, 25th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 491st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jeffress projects a .325 average, 71st percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 191st in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Jeffress puts 40.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jeffress releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
340 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Jeffress releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
340 tracked pitches in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Jeffress works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 416th in MLB.
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