This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Broxton goes to the slider: 48.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.6% the rest of the time.
93 two-strike pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Broxton's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
154 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Broxton lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.5% of his breaking balls.
189 of his fastballs, 102 of his breaking balls.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Broxton averages 92.0 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 95th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Broxton works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 52.7% of everything he throws.
292 classified pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Broxton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
292 located pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Broxton's slider leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 85.4 off his 4-seam fastball.
102 and 154 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Broxton projects a .392 average, 18th percentile.
296 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 578th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Broxton puts 59.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.3% when he is ahead.
69 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Broxton throws the 4-seam fastball 58.2% of the time against right-handers and 41.7% against left-handers.
196 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .414 expected average against them, against .377 on his fastballs.
102 of his breaking balls thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Broxton's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 97.1.
154 thrown, 52.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Broxton releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
292 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Broxton is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
296 pitches in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 209th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Broxton throws 43.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 183 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Broxton's stuff spins at 2,147 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 455th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Broxton throws a strike on the first pitch 58.4% of the time.
77 plate appearances started in 2017.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Broxton gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
296 pitches in 2017. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 262nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Broxton's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.5 against 87.7.
154 and 102 of them respectively.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Broxton goes to the slider: 48.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.6% the rest of the time.
93 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Broxton puts 59.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.3% when he is ahead.
69 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Broxton throws a strike on the first pitch 58.4% of the time.
77 plate appearances started in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Broxton's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
154 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Broxton lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.5% of his breaking balls.
189 of his fastballs, 102 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .414 expected average against them, against .377 on his fastballs.
102 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Broxton averages 92.0 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 95th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Broxton works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 52.7% of everything he throws.
292 classified pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Broxton's slider leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 85.4 off his 4-seam fastball.
102 and 154 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Broxton throws the 4-seam fastball 58.2% of the time against right-handers and 41.7% against left-handers.
196 pitches to right-handers, 96 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Broxton's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 97.1.
154 thrown, 52.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Broxton's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.5 against 87.7.
154 and 102 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Broxton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
292 located pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Broxton projects a .392 average, 18th percentile.
296 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 578th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Broxton is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
296 pitches in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 209th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Broxton gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
296 pitches in 2017. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 262nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Broxton releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
292 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Broxton throws 43.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 183 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Broxton's stuff spins at 2,147 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 455th in MLB.
Dodgers
Career team 2005–2011