His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bumgarner's cutter averages 86.2 mph, and has touched 88.1.
122 thrown, 34.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bumgarner's changeup moves 103.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 84.3 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bumgarner releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
350 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bumgarner averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
350 pitches in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 713th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .309 on his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bumgarner's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 89.5 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bumgarner throws 40.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.6% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 234 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bumgarner projects a .377 average, 9th percentile.
350 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 707th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bumgarner's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 88.0 off his changeup.
116 and 43 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bumgarner throws a fastball 82.2% of the time, against 68.5% when he is ahead.
107 pitches behind in the count, 92 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bumgarner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
350 located pitches in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bumgarner works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The cutter is 34.9% of everything he throws.
350 classified pitches in 2023.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bumgarner's fastball averages 88.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.3 past his 75th.
69 early fastballs, 41 late ones.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bumgarner throws the cutter 49.1% of the time against left-handers and 32.2% against right-handers.
295 pitches to right-handers, 55 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bumgarner puts 52.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.2% when he is ahead.
107 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bumgarner's stuff spins at 2,135 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
350 pitches in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 548th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Bumgarner gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
350 pitches in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 575th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Bumgarner's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.5 against 77.2.
116 and 69 of them respectively.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bumgarner goes to the cutter: 37.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.7% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bumgarner releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
350 tracked pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bumgarner throws a strike on the first pitch 58.2% of the time.
91 plate appearances started in 2023.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Bumgarner, 35th percentile.
350 pitches in 2023. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 503rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bumgarner's curveball spins at 2,286 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bumgarner's cutter averages 86.2 mph, and has touched 88.1.
122 thrown, 34.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bumgarner's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 88.0 off his changeup.
116 and 43 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bumgarner works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The cutter is 34.9% of everything he throws.
350 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bumgarner throws the cutter 49.1% of the time against left-handers and 32.2% against right-handers.
295 pitches to right-handers, 55 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Bumgarner's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 89.5 against 77.2.
116 and 69 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bumgarner's curveball spins at 2,286 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown 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
Bumgarner's changeup moves 103.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 84.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bumgarner's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 89.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bumgarner releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
350 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bumgarner's fastball averages 88.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.3 past his 75th.
69 early fastballs, 41 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bumgarner releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
350 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bumgarner averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
350 pitches in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 713th 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 fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .309 on his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bumgarner throws 40.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.6% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 234 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bumgarner projects a .377 average, 9th percentile.
350 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 707th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Bumgarner gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
350 pitches in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 575th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Bumgarner, 35th percentile.
350 pitches in 2023. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 503rd in MLB.
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 Bumgarner throws a fastball 82.2% of the time, against 68.5% when he is ahead.
107 pitches behind in the count, 92 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bumgarner puts 52.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.2% when he is ahead.
107 located pitches behind, 92 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bumgarner goes to the cutter: 37.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.7% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bumgarner throws a strike on the first pitch 58.2% of the time.
91 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bumgarner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
350 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bumgarner's stuff spins at 2,135 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
350 pitches in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 548th in MLB.
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