His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Luetge's cutter averages 86.6 mph, and has touched 88.8.
139 thrown, 48.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Luetge goes to the curveball: 29.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.8% the rest of the time.
104 two-strike pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Luetge's sweeper moves 127.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 76.4 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Luetge averages 81.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 762nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Luetge works off the plate, with only 37.4% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 749th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Luetge lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.91 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
286 located pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Luetge throws a fastball 79% of the time, against 20.3% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Luetge's cutter leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 81.6 off his sweeper.
139 and 101 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Luetge works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 6.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
286 located pitches in 2023.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.9% of the contact Luetge gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 34th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Luetge's stuff spins at 2,588 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 42nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Luetge lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.1% of his breaking balls.
147 of his fastballs, 139 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Luetge puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.6% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Luetge releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 63 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
286 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Luetge throws the sweeper 50% of the time against left-handers and 27.2% against right-handers.
184 pitches to right-handers, 102 to left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Luetge is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 90th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.3% of Luetge's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
41 of 286 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Luetge projects a .371 average, 11th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 691st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Luetge works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Sweeper and Curveball. The cutter is 48.6% of everything he throws.
286 classified pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Luetge throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
63 plate appearances started in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Luetge's sweeper spins at 2,689 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
101 thrown in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Luetge's cutter from his sweeper, 86.6 against 76.4.
139 and 101 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Luetge releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
283 tracked pitches in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Luetge's cutter averages 86.6 mph, and has touched 88.8.
139 thrown, 48.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Luetge's cutter leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 81.6 off his sweeper.
139 and 101 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Luetge throws the sweeper 50% of the time against left-handers and 27.2% against right-handers.
184 pitches to right-handers, 102 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Luetge works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Sweeper and Curveball. The cutter is 48.6% of everything he throws.
286 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Luetge's sweeper spins at 2,689 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
101 thrown in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Luetge's cutter from his sweeper, 86.6 against 76.4.
139 and 101 of them respectively.
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 Luetge goes to the curveball: 29.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.8% the rest of the time.
104 two-strike pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Luetge throws a fastball 79% of the time, against 20.3% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Luetge puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.6% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Luetge throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
63 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Luetge's sweeper moves 127.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 76.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Luetge averages 81.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 762nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Luetge works off the plate, with only 37.4% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 749th 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
Luetge lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.91 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
286 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on one side of the plate
Luetge works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 6.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
286 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.3% of Luetge's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
41 of 286 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.9% of the contact Luetge gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 34th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Luetge is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 90th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Luetge projects a .371 average, 11th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 691st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Luetge's stuff spins at 2,588 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 42nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Luetge lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.1% of his breaking balls.
147 of his fastballs, 139 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Luetge releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 63 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
286 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Luetge releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
283 tracked pitches in 2023.
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