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John Gant

Cardinals Career team 2017–2021
Number #33
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 4"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Savannah, GA
Born Aug 6, 1992

Key Insights

2021
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

50.6% of the contact against Gant is on the ground and 28.9% of it is in the air.

318 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Gant and left-handers 86.5.

185 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 135 from left-handers.
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.
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.

Contextual Splits

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Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 6, 1992
Birth Place Savannah, GA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right