One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Barraclough's slider moves 103.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
49 thrown, averaging 77.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barraclough's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
42 and 49 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Barraclough releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
156 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Barraclough throws 46.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.3% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 94 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barraclough averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
156 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 674th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Barraclough throws the cutter 36.6% of the time against left-handers and 7.8% against right-handers.
115 pitches to right-handers, 41 to left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.3% of the contact Barraclough gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
156 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 753rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Barraclough works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
156 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 645th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Barraclough's 4-seam fastball carries 15.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Barraclough lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
156 located pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Barraclough's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.4.
42 thrown, 26.9% of his pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barraclough projects a .375 average, 10th percentile.
156 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 700th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates Barraclough's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.1 against 77.0.
42 and 49 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Barraclough throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Barraclough works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Cutter. The slider is 31.4% of everything he throws.
156 classified pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Barraclough works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
156 located pitches in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Barraclough releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
156 tracked pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Barraclough's slider spins at 2,343 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
49 thrown in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Barraclough's slider moves 103.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
49 thrown, averaging 77.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Barraclough's 4-seam fastball carries 15.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 91.1 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 Barraclough's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
42 and 49 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Barraclough throws the cutter 36.6% of the time against left-handers and 7.8% against right-handers.
115 pitches to right-handers, 41 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Barraclough's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.4.
42 thrown, 26.9% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates Barraclough's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.1 against 77.0.
42 and 49 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Barraclough works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Cutter. The slider is 31.4% of everything he throws.
156 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Barraclough's slider spins at 2,343 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
49 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Barraclough releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
156 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Barraclough releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
156 tracked pitches in 2023.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Barraclough throws 46.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.3% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 94 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
Barraclough averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
156 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 674th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.3% of the contact Barraclough gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
156 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 753rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barraclough projects a .375 average, 10th percentile.
156 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 700th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Barraclough works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
156 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 645th 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
Barraclough lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
156 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Barraclough works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
156 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Barraclough throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2023.
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Career team 2015–2018