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Joe Ross

Nationals Career team 2015 to 2021
Number #41
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 33
Height 6' 4"
Weight 243 lbs
Birth Place Berkeley, CA
Born May 21, 1993

Key Insights

2026
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Ross throws a fastball 58.1% of the time, against 34.5% when he is ahead.

62 pitches behind in the count, 55 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Ross's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 80.0 off his splitter.

48 and 43 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Ross releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

205 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Ross throws the splitter 35.9% of the time against left-handers and 5.9% against right-handers.

102 pitches to right-handers, 103 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Ross's sinker moves 14.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

48 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Ross's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

41 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB May 21, 1993
Birth Place Berkeley, CA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 243 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R