His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Beimel's sinker averages 85.3 mph, and has touched 88.7.
262 thrown, 37.6% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Beimel throws a fastball 93% of the time, against 56.3% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Beimel's 4-seam fastball moves 46.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
242 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Beimel averages 84.4 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
698 pitches in 2015. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 615th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Beimel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.8 off his slider.
242 and 89 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .350 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
504 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Beimel throws the sinker 60.9% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.
399 pitches to right-handers, 298 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Beimel throws a strike on the first pitch 68.7% of the time.
198 plate appearances started in 2015.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Beimel lives in the strike zone: 61.5% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 59th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beimel goes to the slider: 21.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.5% the rest of the time.
194 two-strike pitches in 2015.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Beimel's stuff spins at 1,461 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
698 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 575th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.9% of the contact Beimel gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 565th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beimel works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 37.6% of everything he throws.
697 classified pitches in 2015.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Beimel lands 71.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 60% of his breaking balls.
504 of his fastballs, 117 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Beimel projects a .344 average, 66th percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 231st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Beimel's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 88.5 against 79.2.
242 and 89 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Beimel is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 63rd percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 255th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Beimel has thrown 28 curveballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 71.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
697 classified pitches in 2015.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Beimel's sinker averages 85.3 mph, and has touched 88.7.
262 thrown, 37.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Beimel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.8 off his slider.
242 and 89 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Beimel throws the sinker 60.9% of the time against right-handers and 6.4% against left-handers.
399 pitches to right-handers, 298 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beimel works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 37.6% of everything he throws.
697 classified pitches in 2015.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Beimel's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 88.5 against 79.2.
242 and 89 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Beimel has thrown 28 curveballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 71.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
697 classified pitches in 2015.
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 Beimel throws a fastball 93% of the time, against 56.3% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Beimel throws a strike on the first pitch 68.7% of the time.
198 plate appearances started in 2015.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beimel goes to the slider: 21.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.5% the rest of the time.
194 two-strike pitches in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Beimel's 4-seam fastball moves 46.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
242 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Beimel averages 84.4 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
698 pitches in 2015. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 615th in MLB.
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 .350 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
504 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Beimel lands 71.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 60% of his breaking balls.
504 of his fastballs, 117 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Beimel lives in the strike zone: 61.5% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 59th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Beimel's stuff spins at 1,461 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
698 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 575th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.9% of the contact Beimel gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 565th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Beimel projects a .344 average, 66th percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 231st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Beimel is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 63rd percentile.
698 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 255th in MLB.
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