His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ryan's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 90.3.
90 thrown, 40% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ryan goes to the cutter: 37.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 18% the rest of the time.
53 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ryan releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 3.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
225 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ryan's sinker moves 83.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ryan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
225 located pitches in 2021.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ryan puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43% of his pitches to left-handers.
111 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.2% of the contact Ryan gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 773rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ryan's stuff spins at 1,899 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
225 pitches in 2021. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 772nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ryan puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ryan averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
225 pitches in 2021. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 602nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ryan works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball. The sinker is 40% of everything he throws.
225 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ryan's 4-seam fastball carries 11.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 88.7 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ryan projects a .361 average, 19th percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 654th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.4% of Ryan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
37 of 225 located pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ryan releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
225 tracked pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ryan throws the 4-seam fastball 31.6% of the time against left-handers and 20.7% against right-handers.
111 pitches to right-handers, 114 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ryan throws a fastball 94.3% of the time, against 88.2% when he is ahead.
70 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ryan lives in the strike zone: 46.2% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 318th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ryan's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 88.1 off his cutter.
59 and 51 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Ryan, 39th percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 494th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ryan's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 90.3.
90 thrown, 40% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ryan works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball. The sinker is 40% of everything he throws.
225 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ryan throws the 4-seam fastball 31.6% of the time against left-handers and 20.7% against right-handers.
111 pitches to right-handers, 114 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ryan's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 88.1 off his cutter.
59 and 51 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ryan goes to the cutter: 37.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 18% the rest of the time.
53 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ryan puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.3% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ryan throws a fastball 94.3% of the time, against 88.2% when he is ahead.
70 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ryan releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 3.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
225 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ryan releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
225 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ryan's sinker moves 83.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ryan's 4-seam fastball carries 11.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 88.7 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
Ryan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
225 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.4% of Ryan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
37 of 225 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ryan puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43% of his pitches to left-handers.
111 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.2% of the contact Ryan gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 773rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ryan projects a .361 average, 19th percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 654th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Ryan, 39th percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 494th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ryan's stuff spins at 1,899 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
225 pitches in 2021. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 772nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ryan averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
225 pitches in 2021. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 602nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ryan lives in the strike zone: 46.2% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
225 pitches in 2021. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 318th in MLB.
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