This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Urias goes to the cutter: 22.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.1% the rest of the time.
581 two-strike pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Urias's slurve moves 113.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
555 thrown, averaging 79.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Urias's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 82.3 off his slurve.
832 and 555 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Urias lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
1849 pitches in 2023. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 94th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Urias lands 55.9% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 30.3% of his offspeed pitches.
555 of his breaking balls, 290 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Urias's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
832 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Urias releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1849 tracked pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Urias's slurve spins at 2,831 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
555 thrown in 2023.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Urias's stuff spins at 2,491 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
1849 pitches in 2023. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 87th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Urias averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
1849 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 606th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .369 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
290 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Urias puts 64% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44% when he is ahead.
431 located pitches behind, 611 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.5 mph separates Urias's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 92.7 against 79.2.
832 and 555 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Urias is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
1849 pitches in 2023. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 158th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Urias gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
1849 pitches in 2023. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 173rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Urias works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slurve, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 45% of everything he throws.
1849 classified pitches in 2023.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Urias throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
482 plate appearances started in 2023.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Urias puts 48.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
1435 pitches to right-handed hitters, 414 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Urias lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.38 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1849 located pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Urias throws the changeup 19.2% of the time against right-handers and 3.6% against left-handers.
1435 pitches to right-handers, 414 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Urias throws 47.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.8% with the bases empty.
383 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1466 with the bases empty.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Urias throws a fastball 50.8% of the time, against 56.3% when he is ahead.
431 pitches behind in the count, 611 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Urias's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.8.
832 thrown, 45% of his pitches.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Urias goes to the cutter: 22.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.1% the rest of the time.
581 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Urias puts 64% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44% when he is ahead.
431 located pitches behind, 611 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Urias throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
482 plate appearances started in 2023.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Urias throws a fastball 50.8% of the time, against 56.3% when he is ahead.
431 pitches behind in the count, 611 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Urias's slurve moves 113.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
555 thrown, averaging 79.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Urias's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
832 thrown, averaging 92.7 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 Urias's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 82.3 off his slurve.
832 and 555 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Urias's slurve spins at 2,831 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
555 thrown in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.5 mph separates Urias's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 92.7 against 79.2.
832 and 555 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Urias works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slurve, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 45% of everything he throws.
1849 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Urias throws the changeup 19.2% of the time against right-handers and 3.6% against left-handers.
1435 pitches to right-handers, 414 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Urias's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.8.
832 thrown, 45% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Urias lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
1849 pitches in 2023. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 94th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Urias lands 55.9% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 30.3% of his offspeed pitches.
555 of his breaking balls, 290 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .369 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
290 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Urias releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1849 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Urias's stuff spins at 2,491 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
1849 pitches in 2023. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 87th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Urias averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
1849 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 606th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Urias is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
1849 pitches in 2023. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 158th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Urias gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
1849 pitches in 2023. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 173rd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Urias puts 48.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
1435 pitches to right-handed hitters, 414 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Urias lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.38 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1849 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Urias throws 47.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.8% with the bases empty.
383 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1466 with the bases empty.
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