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Luke Hochevar

Royals Career team 2007–2016
Number #44
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 42
Height 6' 5"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Fowler, CO
Born Sep 15, 1983

Key Insights

2016
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Hochevar's cutter averages 88.6 mph, and has touched 91.7.

262 thrown, 44.9% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Hochevar throws a fastball 95.2% of the time, against 66.8% when he is ahead.

145 pitches behind in the count, 184 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.

457 of his fastballs thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

15.9 mph separates Hochevar's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.4 against 78.4.

173 and 113 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hochevar's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.

173 and 262 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Hochevar's stuff spins at 1,510 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.

583 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 15, 1983
Birth Place Fowler, CO
Height 6' 5"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Tennessee