One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's changeup moves 119.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 81.2 off his changeup.
503 and 46 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
503 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jimenez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1089 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .273 average, 95th percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 43rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Jimenez releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1089 tracked pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jimenez throws a fastball 52.2% of the time, against 38.8% when he is ahead.
247 pitches behind in the count, 381 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jimenez works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 49.6% of everything he throws.
1089 classified pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jimenez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1089 located pitches in 2024.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.1% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 85th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Jimenez lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 209th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Jimenez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
276 plate appearances started in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jimenez throws the slider 57.5% of the time against right-handers and 40.4% against left-handers.
584 pitches to right-handers, 505 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jimenez puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.1% when he is ahead.
247 located pitches behind, 381 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jimenez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1089 located pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.5.
503 thrown, 46.2% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jimenez goes to the slider: 53% of his two-strike pitches, against 48% the rest of the time.
355 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jimenez lands 52.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45% of his breaking balls.
503 of his fastballs, 540 of his breaking balls.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jimenez is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 227th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,398 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
503 thrown in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Jimenez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
204 of 1089 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Jimenez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.5 against 84.6.
503 and 540 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jimenez has thrown 46 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 89.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1089 classified pitches in 2024.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's changeup moves 119.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
503 thrown, averaging 94.5 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 Jimenez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 81.2 off his changeup.
503 and 46 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jimenez works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 49.6% of everything he throws.
1089 classified pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jimenez throws the slider 57.5% of the time against right-handers and 40.4% against left-handers.
584 pitches to right-handers, 505 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.5.
503 thrown, 46.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,398 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
503 thrown in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Jimenez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.5 against 84.6.
503 and 540 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jimenez has thrown 46 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 89.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1089 classified pitches in 2024.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jimenez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1089 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Jimenez releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1089 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .273 average, 95th percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 43rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.1% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 85th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jimenez is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 227th in MLB.
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 Jimenez throws a fastball 52.2% of the time, against 38.8% when he is ahead.
247 pitches behind in the count, 381 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Jimenez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
276 plate appearances started in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jimenez puts 62.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.1% when he is ahead.
247 located pitches behind, 381 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jimenez goes to the slider: 53% of his two-strike pitches, against 48% the rest of the time.
355 two-strike pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Jimenez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1089 located pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jimenez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1089 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Jimenez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
204 of 1089 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Jimenez lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
1089 pitches in 2024. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 209th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jimenez lands 52.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 45% of his breaking balls.
503 of his fastballs, 540 of his breaking balls.
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