He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Holder puts 47.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .346 expected average against them, against .163 on his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Holder's changeup moves 102.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 87.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Holder's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 80.3 off his slider.
208 and 40 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Holder's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
208 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holder throws the changeup 39.9% of the time against left-handers and 9.3% against right-handers.
204 pitches to right-handers, 193 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Holder throws a fastball 73.8% of the time, against 58.3% when he is ahead.
122 pitches behind in the count, 96 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Holder's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 397 located pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Holder lands 52.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs, 54 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holder works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 52.4% of everything he throws.
397 classified pitches in 2020.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holder goes to the changeup: 29.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.8% the rest of the time.
117 two-strike pitches in 2020.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Holder projects a .314 average, 78th percentile.
397 pitches in 2020. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 146th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holder's slider spins at 2,730 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
40 thrown in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holder puts 54.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.5% when he is ahead.
122 located pitches behind, 96 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Holder releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
397 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holder's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.0.
208 thrown, 52.4% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Holder lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
397 located pitches in 2020.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Holder is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
397 pitches in 2020. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 203rd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Holder throws 44.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.8% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 261 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Holder's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.1 against 80.7.
208 and 40 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Holder's stuff spins at 2,306 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
397 pitches in 2020. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 247th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Holder has thrown 14 curveballs this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 77.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
397 classified pitches in 2020.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Holder puts 47.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .346 expected average against them, against .163 on his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Holder lands 52.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs, 54 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Holder's changeup moves 102.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
96 thrown, averaging 87.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Holder's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
208 thrown, averaging 92.1 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 Holder's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 80.3 off his slider.
208 and 40 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holder throws the changeup 39.9% of the time against left-handers and 9.3% against right-handers.
204 pitches to right-handers, 193 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holder works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 52.4% of everything he throws.
397 classified pitches in 2020.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holder's slider spins at 2,730 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
40 thrown in 2020.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holder's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.0.
208 thrown, 52.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Holder's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.1 against 80.7.
208 and 40 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Holder has thrown 14 curveballs this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 77.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
397 classified pitches in 2020.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Holder throws a fastball 73.8% of the time, against 58.3% when he is ahead.
122 pitches behind in the count, 96 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holder goes to the changeup: 29.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.8% the rest of the time.
117 two-strike pitches in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holder puts 54.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.5% when he is ahead.
122 located pitches behind, 96 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Holder's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 397 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Holder lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
397 located pitches in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Holder projects a .314 average, 78th percentile.
397 pitches in 2020. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 146th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Holder is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
397 pitches in 2020. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 203rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Holder releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
397 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Holder throws 44.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.8% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 261 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Holder's stuff spins at 2,306 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
397 pitches in 2020. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 247th in MLB.
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