When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Benoit throws a fastball 74.6% of the time, against 44.4% when he is ahead.
213 pitches behind in the count, 259 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .401 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Benoit's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
414 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Benoit's sinker leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 78.3 off his changeup.
88 and 238 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Benoit throws 37.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.5% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 694 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Benoit releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
849 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Benoit projects a .317 average, 91st percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 61st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Benoit goes to the changeup: 35.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.3% the rest of the time.
273 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Benoit throws the slider 22.7% of the time against right-handers and 2.6% against left-handers.
428 pitches to right-handers, 421 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Benoit averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 171st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.3% of Benoit's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
130 of 849 located pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Benoit's stuff spins at 2,031 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 600th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Benoit lands 50.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.1% of his offspeed pitches.
502 of his fastballs, 238 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Benoit puts 58.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
213 located pitches behind, 259 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.1% of the contact Benoit gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 98th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Benoit works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.8% of everything he throws.
849 classified pitches in 2017.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Benoit puts 45.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
428 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Benoit's changeup moves 11.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Benoit releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
849 tracked pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Benoit's 4-seam fastball averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 97.0.
414 thrown, 48.8% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Benoit is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Benoit throws a strike on the first pitch 64.6% of the time.
212 plate appearances started in 2017.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Benoit works off the plate, with only 43.2% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 433rd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Benoit's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 94.7 against 84.5.
414 and 238 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Benoit's slider spins at 2,396 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
108 thrown in 2017.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Benoit throws a fastball 74.6% of the time, against 44.4% when he is ahead.
213 pitches behind in the count, 259 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Benoit goes to the changeup: 35.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.3% the rest of the time.
273 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Benoit puts 58.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
213 located pitches behind, 259 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Benoit throws a strike on the first pitch 64.6% of the time.
212 plate appearances started 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 breaking balls: a .401 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Benoit lands 50.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.1% of his offspeed pitches.
502 of his fastballs, 238 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Benoit's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
414 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Benoit's changeup moves 11.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 84.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Benoit's sinker leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 78.3 off his changeup.
88 and 238 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Benoit throws the slider 22.7% of the time against right-handers and 2.6% against left-handers.
428 pitches to right-handers, 421 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Benoit works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.8% of everything he throws.
849 classified pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Benoit's 4-seam fastball averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 97.0.
414 thrown, 48.8% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Benoit's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 94.7 against 84.5.
414 and 238 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Benoit's slider spins at 2,396 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
108 thrown in 2017.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Benoit throws 37.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.5% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 694 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Benoit releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
849 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Benoit releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
849 tracked pitches in 2017.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Benoit projects a .317 average, 91st percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 61st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.1% of the contact Benoit gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 98th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Benoit is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Benoit averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 171st in MLB.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.3% of Benoit's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
130 of 849 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Benoit's stuff spins at 2,031 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 600th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Benoit puts 45.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
428 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Benoit works off the plate, with only 43.2% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 433rd in MLB.
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