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Johnny Barbato

Pirates Career team 2017
Number #51
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 2"
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Place Miami, FL
Born Jul 11, 1992

Key Insights

2018
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Barbato's 4-seam fastball moves 60.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

65 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Barbato throws the slider 40.7% of the time against right-handers and 6.8% against left-handers.

59 pitches to right-handers, 73 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

11.4% of Barbato's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

15 of 132 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does

Barbato releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.

132 tracked pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Barbato's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

65 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Barbato releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

132 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 11, 1992
Birth Place Miami, FL
Height 6' 2"
Weight 185 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right