His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tomlin's cutter averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 88.4.
381 thrown, 47% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .462 expected average against them, against .338 on his fastballs.
234 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tomlin's 4-seam fastball moves 43.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tomlin throws a fastball 86.8% of the time, against 61.1% when he is ahead.
189 pitches behind in the count, 247 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tomlin averages 83.8 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
810 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 767th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tomlin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
810 located pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tomlin's 4-seam fastball carries 18.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
He lives on one side of the plate
Tomlin works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
810 located pitches in 2021.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Tomlin's stuff spins at 2,526 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
810 pitches in 2021. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 60th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tomlin puts 62.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.2% when he is ahead.
189 located pitches behind, 247 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Tomlin releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
810 tracked pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Tomlin works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
810 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 615th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tomlin's curveball spins at 2,687 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
233 thrown in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tomlin projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
810 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 674th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tomlin works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 47% of everything he throws.
810 classified pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tomlin releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
810 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.7% of Tomlin's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
127 of 810 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.5 mph separates Tomlin's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.9 against 76.4.
183 and 233 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Tomlin throws a strike on the first pitch 64.4% of the time.
219 plate appearances started in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tomlin lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.2% of his breaking balls.
564 of his fastballs, 234 of his breaking balls.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tomlin's curveball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 87.1 off his cutter.
233 and 381 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tomlin throws the cutter 51.1% of the time against right-handers and 40.9% against left-handers.
485 pitches to right-handers, 325 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tomlin has thrown 12 changeups this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 84.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
810 classified pitches in 2021.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tomlin's cutter averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 88.4.
381 thrown, 47% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tomlin's curveball spins at 2,687 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
233 thrown in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tomlin works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 47% of everything he throws.
810 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.5 mph separates Tomlin's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.9 against 76.4.
183 and 233 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tomlin's curveball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 87.1 off his cutter.
233 and 381 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tomlin throws the cutter 51.1% of the time against right-handers and 40.9% against left-handers.
485 pitches to right-handers, 325 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tomlin has thrown 12 changeups this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 84.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
810 classified pitches in 2021.
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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 breaking balls: a .462 expected average against them, against .338 on his fastballs.
234 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tomlin lands 46.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.2% of his breaking balls.
564 of his fastballs, 234 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
Tomlin's 4-seam fastball moves 43.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tomlin's 4-seam fastball carries 18.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 88.9 mph.
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 Tomlin throws a fastball 86.8% of the time, against 61.1% when he is ahead.
189 pitches behind in the count, 247 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tomlin puts 62.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.2% when he is ahead.
189 located pitches behind, 247 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Tomlin throws a strike on the first pitch 64.4% of the time.
219 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tomlin averages 83.8 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
810 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 767th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tomlin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
810 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Tomlin works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
810 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.7% of Tomlin's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
127 of 810 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Tomlin's stuff spins at 2,526 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
810 pitches in 2021. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 60th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Tomlin releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
810 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tomlin releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
810 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Tomlin works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
810 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 615th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tomlin projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
810 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 674th in MLB.
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