He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Stewart puts 36% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48% of his pitches to left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stewart's cutter averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 92.3.
94 thrown, 39.7% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Stewart throws a fastball 93% of the time, against 63% when he is ahead.
86 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stewart's sinker moves 94.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Stewart lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
237 located pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Stewart works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 648th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.9% of the contact Stewart gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 730th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stewart throws the sinker 50% of the time against right-handers and 26.8% against left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stewart goes to the slider: 16% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.9% the rest of the time.
50 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stewart releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
237 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Stewart's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 237 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stewart projects a .363 average, 17th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 664th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Stewart throws a strike on the first pitch 54.7% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stewart works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 39.7% of everything he throws.
237 classified pitches in 2021.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Stewart, 18th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 663rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Stewart puts 48.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.8% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Stewart's cutter spins at 2,296 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
94 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Stewart has thrown 9 curveballs this season, 3.8% of his pitches, at 77.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
237 classified pitches in 2021.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Stewart puts 36% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48% of his pitches to left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stewart's cutter averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 92.3.
94 thrown, 39.7% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stewart throws the sinker 50% of the time against right-handers and 26.8% against left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stewart works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 39.7% of everything he throws.
237 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Stewart's cutter spins at 2,296 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
94 thrown in 2021.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Stewart has thrown 9 curveballs this season, 3.8% of his pitches, at 77.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
237 classified pitches in 2021.
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 Stewart throws a fastball 93% of the time, against 63% when he is ahead.
86 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stewart goes to the slider: 16% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.9% the rest of the time.
50 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Stewart throws a strike on the first pitch 54.7% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Stewart puts 48.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.8% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stewart's sinker moves 94.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Stewart lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
237 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Stewart's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 237 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Stewart works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 648th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.9% of the contact Stewart gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 730th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stewart projects a .363 average, 17th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 664th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Stewart, 18th percentile.
237 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 663rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stewart releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
237 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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