His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Coleman's 4-seam fastball averages 89.6 mph, and has touched 92.0.
334 thrown, 40.3% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Coleman releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 5 degrees above horizontal and 3.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
829 tracked release points, averaging 4.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Coleman's sinker moves 104.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
117 thrown, averaging 87.8 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Coleman works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 706th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
11.6% of Coleman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
96 of 829 located pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .364 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
451 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Coleman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 82.5 off his sinker.
334 and 117 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Coleman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
829 located pitches in 2018.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Coleman is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 40th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Coleman averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 591st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Coleman goes to the slider: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.2% the rest of the time.
227 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Coleman throws the slider 55.7% of the time against right-handers and 29.5% against left-handers.
483 pitches to right-handers, 346 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.8% of the contact Coleman gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 40th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Coleman's 4-seam fastball carries 12.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
334 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Coleman throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
215 plate appearances started in 2018.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Coleman projects a .320 average, 88th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 88th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Coleman puts 45.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.2% when he is ahead.
249 located pitches behind, 217 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Coleman works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 44.8% of everything he throws.
829 classified pitches in 2018.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Coleman lands 41.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.9% of his breaking balls.
451 of his fastballs, 372 of his breaking balls.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Coleman releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
829 tracked pitches in 2018.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Coleman's stuff spins at 2,287 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 275th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Coleman's slider spins at 2,340 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
371 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Coleman's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.6 against 82.8.
334 and 371 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Coleman's 4-seam fastball averages 89.6 mph, and has touched 92.0.
334 thrown, 40.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Coleman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 82.5 off his sinker.
334 and 117 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Coleman throws the slider 55.7% of the time against right-handers and 29.5% against left-handers.
483 pitches to right-handers, 346 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Coleman works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The slider is 44.8% of everything he throws.
829 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Coleman's slider spins at 2,340 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
371 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Coleman's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.6 against 82.8.
334 and 371 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Coleman releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 5 degrees above horizontal and 3.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
829 tracked release points, averaging 4.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Coleman releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
829 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Coleman's sinker moves 104.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
117 thrown, averaging 87.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Coleman's 4-seam fastball carries 12.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
334 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Coleman works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 706th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
11.6% of Coleman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
96 of 829 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Coleman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
829 located pitches in 2018.
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 fastballs: a .364 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
451 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Coleman lands 41.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.9% of his breaking balls.
451 of his fastballs, 372 of his breaking balls.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Coleman is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 40th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.8% of the contact Coleman gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 40th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Coleman projects a .320 average, 88th percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 88th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Coleman averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 591st in MLB.
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 Coleman goes to the slider: 51.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.2% the rest of the time.
227 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Coleman throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
215 plate appearances started in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Coleman puts 45.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.2% when he is ahead.
249 located pitches behind, 217 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Coleman's stuff spins at 2,287 rpm, 62nd percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 275th in MLB.
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