When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Biddle throws a fastball 77.3% of the time, against 24.4% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 45 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .324 expected average against them, against .205 on his breaking balls.
99 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Biddle's curveball moves 69.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 78.0 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.0 mph separates Biddle's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 78.0.
85 and 56 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Biddle's stuff spins at 2,622 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 23rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Biddle's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Biddle releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
186 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Biddle projects a .283 average, 92nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 64th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Biddle's curveball leaves the bat at 88.0 mph, against 82.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
56 and 85 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Biddle averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Biddle works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 622nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Biddle gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 73rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Biddle throws the curveball 37.4% of the time against right-handers and 15.9% against left-handers.
123 pitches to right-handers, 63 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Biddle throws a strike on the first pitch 54.9% of the time.
51 plate appearances started in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Biddle's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
32 of 186 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Biddle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 45.7% of everything he throws.
186 classified pitches in 2021.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Biddle is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 143rd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Biddle works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
186 located pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Biddle's curveball spins at 2,621 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
56 thrown in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Biddle lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
186 located pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Biddle puts 43.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53.3% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 45 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Biddle releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
186 tracked pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Biddle's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 95.2.
85 thrown, 45.7% of his pitches.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Biddle throws a fastball 77.3% of the time, against 24.4% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 45 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Biddle throws a strike on the first pitch 54.9% of the time.
51 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Biddle puts 43.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53.3% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 45 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 .324 expected average against them, against .205 on his breaking balls.
99 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Biddle's curveball moves 69.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 78.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Biddle's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.0 mph separates Biddle's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.0 against 78.0.
85 and 56 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Biddle's curveball leaves the bat at 88.0 mph, against 82.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
56 and 85 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Biddle throws the curveball 37.4% of the time against right-handers and 15.9% against left-handers.
123 pitches to right-handers, 63 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Biddle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 45.7% of everything he throws.
186 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Biddle's curveball spins at 2,621 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
56 thrown in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Biddle's 4-seam fastball averages 93.0 mph, and has touched 95.2.
85 thrown, 45.7% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Biddle's stuff spins at 2,622 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 23rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Biddle releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
186 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Biddle releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
186 tracked pitches in 2021.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Biddle projects a .283 average, 92nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 64th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Biddle gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 73rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Biddle is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 143rd in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Biddle averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Biddle works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 622nd in MLB.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Biddle's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
32 of 186 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Biddle works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
186 located pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Biddle lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
186 located pitches in 2021.
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