The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lynn releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2039 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lynn's changeup moves 103.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 84.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lynn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.3 off his curveball.
964 and 127 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .295 on his breaking balls.
128 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lynn goes to the curveball: 12.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.5% the rest of the time.
626 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lynn throws 40.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.6% with the bases empty.
520 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1519 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lynn's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
964 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lynn works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 47.3% of everything he throws.
2039 classified pitches in 2024.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lynn's stuff spins at 2,448 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
2039 pitches in 2024. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 129th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lynn lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.8% of his breaking balls.
1758 of his fastballs, 153 of his breaking balls.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lynn puts 46.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1029 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lynn puts 54.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38% when he is ahead.
532 located pitches behind, 598 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lynn's cutter spins at 2,646 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
454 thrown in 2024.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Lynn works off the plate, with only 44.2% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
2039 pitches in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 516th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Lynn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
357 of 2039 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lynn's 4-seam fastball averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 95.9.
964 thrown, 47.3% of his pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lynn projects a .340 average, 30th percentile.
2039 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 537th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lynn throws a fastball 89.7% of the time, against 81.3% when he is ahead.
532 pitches behind in the count, 598 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Lynn's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.3 against 80.4.
964 and 127 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lynn throws a strike on the first pitch 62.6% of the time.
511 plate appearances started in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lynn throws the changeup 11.6% of the time against left-handers and 0.9% against right-handers.
1010 pitches to right-handers, 1029 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lynn has thrown 26 sweepers this season, 1.3% of his pitches, at 82.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2039 classified pitches in 2024.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lynn releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2039 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lynn's changeup moves 103.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 84.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lynn's 4-seam fastball carries 13.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
964 thrown, averaging 92.3 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 Lynn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.3 off his curveball.
964 and 127 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lynn works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 47.3% of everything he throws.
2039 classified pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lynn's cutter spins at 2,646 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
454 thrown in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lynn's 4-seam fastball averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 95.9.
964 thrown, 47.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Lynn's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.3 against 80.4.
964 and 127 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lynn throws the changeup 11.6% of the time against left-handers and 0.9% against right-handers.
1010 pitches to right-handers, 1029 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lynn has thrown 26 sweepers this season, 1.3% of his pitches, at 82.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2039 classified pitches in 2024.
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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 offspeed pitches: a .366 expected average against them, against .295 on his breaking balls.
128 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lynn lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.8% of his breaking balls.
1758 of his fastballs, 153 of his breaking balls.
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 Lynn goes to the curveball: 12.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.5% the rest of the time.
626 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lynn puts 54.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38% when he is ahead.
532 located pitches behind, 598 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lynn throws a fastball 89.7% of the time, against 81.3% when he is ahead.
532 pitches behind in the count, 598 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lynn throws a strike on the first pitch 62.6% of the time.
511 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lynn throws 40.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.6% with the bases empty.
520 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1519 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lynn's stuff spins at 2,448 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
2039 pitches in 2024. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 129th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lynn puts 46.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1029 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Lynn works off the plate, with only 44.2% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
2039 pitches in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 516th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Lynn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
357 of 2039 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lynn projects a .340 average, 30th percentile.
2039 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 537th in MLB.
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