One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cueto's sinker moves 121.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cueto's sinker averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.1.
60 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.9 mph off the bat against Cueto, 1st percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 759th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cueto's stuff spins at 1,859 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
167 pitches in 2024. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 736th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cueto releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
167 tracked pitches in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.1% of the contact Cueto gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 757th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cueto averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
167 pitches in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 612th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cueto releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
167 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cueto puts 58.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
46 located pitches behind, 42 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cueto projects a .412 average, 3rd percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 745th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cueto works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 35.9% of everything he throws.
167 classified pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cueto lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
167 located pitches in 2024.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cueto lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 252nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cueto throws the slider 26.8% of the time against right-handers and 14.6% against left-handers.
71 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cueto throws a strike on the first pitch 58.3% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2024.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cueto's sinker leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 90.9 off his changeup.
60 and 48 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Cueto's sinker from his changeup, 91.1 against 81.2.
60 and 48 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cueto's sinker moves 121.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cueto's sinker averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.1.
60 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cueto works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 35.9% of everything he throws.
167 classified pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cueto throws the slider 26.8% of the time against right-handers and 14.6% against left-handers.
71 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cueto's sinker leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 90.9 off his changeup.
60 and 48 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Cueto's sinker from his changeup, 91.1 against 81.2.
60 and 48 of them respectively.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.9 mph off the bat against Cueto, 1st percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 759th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.1% of the contact Cueto gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 757th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cueto projects a .412 average, 3rd percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 745th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cueto's stuff spins at 1,859 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
167 pitches in 2024. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 736th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cueto releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
167 tracked pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cueto releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
167 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cueto averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
167 pitches in 2024. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 612th in MLB.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cueto puts 58.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
46 located pitches behind, 42 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cueto throws a strike on the first pitch 58.3% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cueto lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
167 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cueto lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
167 pitches in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 252nd in MLB.
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Career team 2008–2015