His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Danks's 4-seam fastball averages 87.1 mph, and has touched 89.8.
115 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Danks goes to the sinker: 31.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
90 two-strike pitches in 2016.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Danks averages 83.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
387 pitches in 2016. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 642nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Danks's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.8 mph, against 85.1 off his changeup.
115 and 106 of them thrown.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Danks's fastball averages 87.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 85.7 past his 75th.
75 early fastballs, 55 late ones.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Danks, 5th percentile.
387 pitches in 2016. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 653rd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Danks's stuff spins at 2,069 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
387 pitches in 2016. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 49th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Danks throws a fastball 73.3% of the time, against 55.8% when he is ahead.
116 pitches behind in the count, 95 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Danks projects a .411 average, 11th percentile.
387 pitches in 2016. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 616th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Danks works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.7% of everything he throws.
387 classified pitches in 2016.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Danks throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
100 plate appearances started in 2016.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Danks gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
387 pitches in 2016. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 597th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .438 expected average against them, against .397 on his offspeed pitches.
242 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Danks's sinker spins at 2,614 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Danks throws the changeup 29.2% of the time against right-handers and 13.3% against left-handers.
342 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Danks's sinker from his changeup, 87.5 against 80.8.
60 and 106 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Danks's 4-seam fastball averages 87.1 mph, and has touched 89.8.
115 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Danks's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.8 mph, against 85.1 off his changeup.
115 and 106 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Danks works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.7% of everything he throws.
387 classified pitches in 2016.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Danks's sinker spins at 2,614 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Danks throws the changeup 29.2% of the time against right-handers and 13.3% against left-handers.
342 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Danks's sinker from his changeup, 87.5 against 80.8.
60 and 106 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Danks goes to the sinker: 31.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
90 two-strike pitches in 2016.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Danks throws a fastball 73.3% of the time, against 55.8% when he is ahead.
116 pitches behind in the count, 95 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Danks throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
100 plate appearances started in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Danks averages 83.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
387 pitches in 2016. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 642nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Danks's fastball averages 87.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 85.7 past his 75th.
75 early fastballs, 55 late ones.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Danks, 5th percentile.
387 pitches in 2016. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 653rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Danks projects a .411 average, 11th percentile.
387 pitches in 2016. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 616th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Danks gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
387 pitches in 2016. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 597th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Danks's stuff spins at 2,069 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
387 pitches in 2016. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 49th 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 .438 expected average against them, against .397 on his offspeed pitches.
242 of his fastballs thrown.
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Career team 2007–2016