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Manny Parra

Reds Career team 2013–2015
Number #39
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 43
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Carmichael, CA
Born Oct 30, 1982

Key Insights

2015
He falls behind hitters far too often

Parra throws a strike on the first pitch 48.4% of the time.

128 plate appearances started in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Parra throws a fastball 73.9% of the time, against 51.7% when he is ahead.

165 pitches behind in the count, 118 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Parra works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 49.5% of everything he throws.

491 classified pitches in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .409 expected average against them, against .355 on his fastballs.

163 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Parra's slider leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 86.5 off his sinker.

163 and 55 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Parra throws the slider 41.3% of the time against left-handers and 24.7% against right-handers.

239 pitches to right-handers, 252 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 30, 1982
Birth Place Carmichael, CA
Height 6' 3"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left