One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perdomo's sinker moves 117.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Perdomo throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 46.8% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perdomo's sinker leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
160 and 79 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perdomo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
285 located pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perdomo throws the splitter 37.9% of the time against left-handers and 5.3% against right-handers.
190 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perdomo goes to the slider: 40.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.6% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2022.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.3% of the contact Perdomo gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
285 pitches in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 728th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .324 on his fastballs.
79 of his breaking balls thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Perdomo's stuff spins at 2,013 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2022. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 675th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perdomo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
285 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perdomo works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Splitter. The sinker is 56.1% of everything he throws.
285 classified pitches in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perdomo lands 53.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.4% of his breaking balls.
160 of his fastballs, 79 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Perdomo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 285 located pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perdomo averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 240th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Perdomo, 25th percentile.
285 pitches in 2022. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 579th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perdomo puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perdomo releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
285 tracked pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perdomo's sinker carries 8.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Perdomo throws a strike on the first pitch 62.5% of the time.
96 plate appearances started in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perdomo's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.4.
160 thrown, 56.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perdomo's slider spins at 2,331 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2022.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Perdomo's sinker moves 117.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Perdomo's sinker carries 8.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
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 Perdomo throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 46.8% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Perdomo goes to the slider: 40.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.6% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Perdomo puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Perdomo throws a strike on the first pitch 62.5% of the time.
96 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perdomo's sinker leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
160 and 79 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Perdomo throws the splitter 37.9% of the time against left-handers and 5.3% against right-handers.
190 pitches to right-handers, 95 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Perdomo works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Splitter. The sinker is 56.1% of everything he throws.
285 classified pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Perdomo's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.4.
160 thrown, 56.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Perdomo's slider spins at 2,331 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Perdomo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
285 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Perdomo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 285 located pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.3% of the contact Perdomo gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
285 pitches in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 728th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Perdomo, 25th percentile.
285 pitches in 2022. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 579th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .324 on his fastballs.
79 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Perdomo lands 53.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.4% of his breaking balls.
160 of his fastballs, 79 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Perdomo's stuff spins at 2,013 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2022. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 675th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Perdomo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
285 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Perdomo releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
285 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perdomo averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 240th in MLB.
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