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Luis Avilan

Braves Career team 2012–2015
Number #70
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 37
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Caracas, Venezuela
Born Jul 19, 1989

Key Insights

2021
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Avilan's sinker averages 89.3 mph, and has touched 92.1.

46 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Avilan's sinker moves 109.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

46 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Avilan's changeup leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 86.6 off his sinker.

55 and 46 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Avilan's sinker carries 11.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

46 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

5.9 mph separates Avilan's sinker from his changeup, 89.3 against 83.5.

46 and 55 of them respectively.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 19, 1989
Birth Place Caracas, Venezuela
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left