This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Grimm goes to the curveball: 39.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
74 two-strike pitches in 2022.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .289 on his breaking balls.
114 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Grimm's slider moves 103.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
105 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Grimm's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 79.3 off his curveball.
114 and 58 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Grimm's 4-seam fastball carries 18.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 92.6 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Grimm throws a fastball 61.4% of the time, against 36.4% when he is ahead.
70 pitches behind in the count, 77 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Grimm puts 43.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 35.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 131 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Grimm works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 689th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Grimm throws 45.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.6% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Grimm averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 647th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.5% of the contact Grimm gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 41st in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Grimm works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
277 located pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Grimm throws the slider 48.6% of the time against right-handers and 26% against left-handers.
146 pitches to right-handers, 131 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Grimm puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.9% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Grimm is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 103rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Grimm releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
277 tracked pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.9% of Grimm's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 277 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Grimm works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 41.2% of everything he throws.
277 classified pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Grimm releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
277 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Grimm lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
277 located pitches in 2022.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Grimm throws a strike on the first pitch 65.3% of the time.
72 plate appearances started in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Grimm's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 94.7.
114 thrown, 41.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Grimm's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.6 against 81.7.
114 and 105 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Grimm projects a .334 average, 35th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 505th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Grimm's slider spins at 2,367 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
105 thrown in 2022.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Grimm goes to the curveball: 39.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
74 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Grimm throws a fastball 61.4% of the time, against 36.4% when he is ahead.
70 pitches behind in the count, 77 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Grimm puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.9% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Grimm throws a strike on the first pitch 65.3% of the time.
72 plate appearances started in 2022.
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 .402 expected average against them, against .289 on his breaking balls.
114 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Grimm's slider moves 103.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
105 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Grimm's 4-seam fastball carries 18.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 92.6 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 Grimm's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 79.3 off his curveball.
114 and 58 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Grimm throws the slider 48.6% of the time against right-handers and 26% against left-handers.
146 pitches to right-handers, 131 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Grimm works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 41.2% of everything he throws.
277 classified pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Grimm's 4-seam fastball averages 92.6 mph, and has touched 94.7.
114 thrown, 41.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Grimm's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.6 against 81.7.
114 and 105 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Grimm's slider spins at 2,367 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
105 thrown in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Grimm puts 43.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 35.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 131 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Grimm works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 689th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Grimm throws 45.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.6% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Grimm averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 647th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.5% of the contact Grimm gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 41st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Grimm is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 103rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Grimm projects a .334 average, 35th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 505th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Grimm works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
277 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.9% of Grimm's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 277 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Grimm lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
277 located pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Grimm releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
277 tracked pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Grimm releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
277 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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Career team 2013–2017