One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tyler's slider moves 64.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 82.2 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Tyler works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
580 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 728th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tyler's cutter leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 79.4 off his 4-seam fastball.
260 and 82 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tyler averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
580 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 688th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tyler's cutter averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 92.7.
260 thrown, 44.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tyler throws a fastball 69.7% of the time, against 53.8% when he is ahead.
178 pitches behind in the count, 145 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tyler projects a .372 average, 9th percentile.
580 pitches in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 696th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Tyler puts 36.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
267 pitches to right-handed hitters, 313 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tyler lands 46.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.1% of his breaking balls.
344 of his fastballs, 230 of his breaking balls.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Tyler releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
580 tracked pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tyler puts 53.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.7% when he is ahead.
178 located pitches behind, 145 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tyler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
580 located pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tyler's curveball carries 12.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
165 thrown, averaging 77.0 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Tyler's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.6 against 77.0.
82 and 165 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Tyler gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
580 pitches in 2024. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 654th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Tyler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
94 of 580 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tyler releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
580 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tyler works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The cutter is 44.8% of everything he throws.
580 classified pitches in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Tyler throws 36.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.1% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 439 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tyler goes to the curveball: 32.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.9% the rest of the time.
164 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tyler throws the slider 20.6% of the time against right-handers and 3.2% against left-handers.
267 pitches to right-handers, 313 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Tyler works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
580 located pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Tyler throws a strike on the first pitch 56.3% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tyler's slider spins at 2,494 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2024.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tyler's slider moves 64.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 82.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tyler's curveball carries 12.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
165 thrown, averaging 77.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Tyler works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
580 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 728th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tyler's cutter leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 79.4 off his 4-seam fastball.
260 and 82 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tyler's cutter averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 92.7.
260 thrown, 44.8% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Tyler's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.6 against 77.0.
82 and 165 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tyler works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The cutter is 44.8% of everything he throws.
580 classified pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tyler throws the slider 20.6% of the time against right-handers and 3.2% against left-handers.
267 pitches to right-handers, 313 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tyler's slider spins at 2,494 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tyler averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
580 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 688th in MLB.
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 Tyler throws a fastball 69.7% of the time, against 53.8% when he is ahead.
178 pitches behind in the count, 145 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tyler puts 53.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.7% when he is ahead.
178 located pitches behind, 145 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tyler goes to the curveball: 32.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.9% the rest of the time.
164 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Tyler throws a strike on the first pitch 56.3% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2024.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tyler projects a .372 average, 9th percentile.
580 pitches in 2024. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 696th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Tyler gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
580 pitches in 2024. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 654th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Tyler puts 36.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
267 pitches to right-handed hitters, 313 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Tyler lands 46.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.1% of his breaking balls.
344 of his fastballs, 230 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Tyler releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
580 tracked pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tyler releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
580 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Tyler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
580 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Tyler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
94 of 580 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Tyler works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
580 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Tyler throws 36.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.1% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 439 with the bases empty.
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