His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Blevins's 4-seam fastball averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 91.5.
238 thrown, 42.7% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Blevins goes to the curveball: 66.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.9% the rest of the time.
164 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .474 expected average against them, against .250 on his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Blevins's curveball moves 90.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
274 thrown, averaging 72.3 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Blevins averages 80.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
558 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 737th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Blevins releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
558 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Blevins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.97 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
558 located pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Blevins throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 25.9% when he is ahead.
154 pitches behind in the count, 162 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Blevins's changeup leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 80.5 off his curveball.
46 and 274 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Blevins throws 35.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 416 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Blevins's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.4 mph separates Blevins's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.8 against 72.3.
238 and 274 of them respectively.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Blevins puts 38.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 273 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Blevins projects a .408 average, 14th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 647th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Blevins works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 557th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Blevins lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.5% of his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs, 274 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Blevins works with 3 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The curveball is 49.1% of everything he throws.
558 classified pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Blevins works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
558 located pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Blevins puts 51.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37% when he is ahead.
154 located pitches behind, 162 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Blevins is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 212th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Blevins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
99 of 558 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Blevins throws the 4-seam fastball 48.7% of the time against left-handers and 36.8% against right-handers.
285 pitches to right-handers, 273 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Blevins releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
558 tracked pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Blevins's curveball spins at 2,438 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
274 thrown in 2019.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Blevins's 4-seam fastball averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 91.5.
238 thrown, 42.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Blevins's changeup leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 80.5 off his curveball.
46 and 274 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.4 mph separates Blevins's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.8 against 72.3.
238 and 274 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Blevins works with 3 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The curveball is 49.1% of everything he throws.
558 classified pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Blevins throws the 4-seam fastball 48.7% of the time against left-handers and 36.8% against right-handers.
285 pitches to right-handers, 273 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Blevins's curveball spins at 2,438 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
274 thrown in 2019.
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 Blevins goes to the curveball: 66.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.9% the rest of the time.
164 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Blevins throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 25.9% when he is ahead.
154 pitches behind in the count, 162 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Blevins puts 51.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37% when he is ahead.
154 located pitches behind, 162 ahead.
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 .474 expected average against them, against .250 on his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Blevins lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.5% of his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs, 274 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Blevins's curveball moves 90.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
274 thrown, averaging 72.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Blevins's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Blevins averages 80.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
558 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 737th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Blevins releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
558 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Blevins releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
558 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Blevins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.97 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
558 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Blevins works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
558 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Blevins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
99 of 558 located pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Blevins throws 35.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 416 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Blevins puts 38.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 273 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Blevins projects a .408 average, 14th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 647th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Blevins is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 212th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Blevins works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 557th in MLB.
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