One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gant's sinker moves 121.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
710 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gant's curveball leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 81.1 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 262 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gant lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1975 located pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.2 mph separates Gant's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 74.7.
262 and 110 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gant's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
262 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gant works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
1975 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 686th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Gant's fastball averages 90.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.2 past his 75th.
577 early fastballs, 133 late ones.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Gant throws a strike on the first pitch 52.9% of the time.
490 plate appearances started in 2021.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gant averages 86.6 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
1975 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 648th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gant throws 37.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.9% with the bases empty.
501 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1474 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gant releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1975 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gant goes to the 4-seam fastball: 20.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.4% the rest of the time.
559 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gant lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his offspeed pitches.
1361 of his fastballs, 444 of his offspeed pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gant's sinker averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 96.8.
710 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gant throws a fastball 75.9% of the time, against 63% when he is ahead.
665 pitches behind in the count, 508 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Gant's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
325 of 1975 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gant's slider spins at 2,649 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2021.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .307 on his offspeed pitches.
1361 of his fastballs thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gant works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 35.9% of everything he throws.
1975 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gant throws the sinker 44.2% of the time against right-handers and 27.2% against left-handers.
1019 pitches to right-handers, 956 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gant puts 49.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.9% when he is ahead.
665 located pitches behind, 508 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Gant releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1975 tracked pitches in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gant has thrown 60 sliders this season, 3% of his pitches, at 80.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1975 classified pitches in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gant's sinker moves 121.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
710 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gant's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
262 thrown, averaging 91.9 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 Gant's curveball leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 81.1 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 262 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.2 mph separates Gant's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 74.7.
262 and 110 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gant's sinker averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 96.8.
710 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gant's slider spins at 2,649 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gant works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 35.9% of everything he throws.
1975 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gant throws the sinker 44.2% of the time against right-handers and 27.2% against left-handers.
1019 pitches to right-handers, 956 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gant has thrown 60 sliders this season, 3% of his pitches, at 80.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1975 classified pitches in 2021.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gant lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1975 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Gant's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
325 of 1975 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gant works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
1975 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 686th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Gant's fastball averages 90.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.2 past his 75th.
577 early fastballs, 133 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gant releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1975 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Gant releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1975 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Gant throws a strike on the first pitch 52.9% of the time.
490 plate appearances started in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gant goes to the 4-seam fastball: 20.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.4% the rest of the time.
559 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gant throws a fastball 75.9% of the time, against 63% when he is ahead.
665 pitches behind in the count, 508 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gant puts 49.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.9% when he is ahead.
665 located pitches behind, 508 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gant averages 86.6 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
1975 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 648th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gant throws 37.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.9% with the bases empty.
501 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1474 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gant lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his offspeed pitches.
1361 of his fastballs, 444 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .307 on his offspeed pitches.
1361 of his fastballs thrown.
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