One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Albers's sinker moves 126.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
466 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Albers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.93 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1005 located pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Albers throws the changeup 32.3% of the time against left-handers and 0.3% against right-handers.
689 pitches to right-handers, 316 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Albers works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 695th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Albers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1005 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Albers puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.6% when he is ahead.
276 located pitches behind, 271 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .396 expected average against them, against .323 on his fastballs.
333 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Albers puts 39.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 34.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
689 pitches to right-handed hitters, 316 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Albers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
102 and 466 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Albers throws 34.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
304 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 701 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Albers goes to the 4-seam fastball: 17.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.3% the rest of the time.
283 two-strike pitches in 2019.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Albers is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 145th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.1% of Albers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
152 of 1005 located pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Albers's 4-seam fastball carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Albers's stuff spins at 2,095 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
1005 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 597th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Albers works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 46.4% of everything he throws.
1005 classified pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Albers projects a .342 average, 76th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 184th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Albers throws a fastball 64.1% of the time, against 56.8% when he is ahead.
276 pitches behind in the count, 271 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Albers's sinker averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.5.
466 thrown, 46.4% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Albers lands 43.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.2% of his breaking balls.
568 of his fastballs, 333 of his breaking balls.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.6% of the contact Albers gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 209th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Albers's slider spins at 2,405 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
333 thrown in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Albers releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1005 tracked pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Albers throws a strike on the first pitch 61.2% of the time.
255 plate appearances started in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Albers's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.2 against 83.4.
102 and 333 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Albers's sinker moves 126.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
466 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Albers's 4-seam fastball carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Albers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.93 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1005 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.1% of Albers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
152 of 1005 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Albers throws the changeup 32.3% of the time against left-handers and 0.3% against right-handers.
689 pitches to right-handers, 316 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Albers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
102 and 466 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Albers works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 46.4% of everything he throws.
1005 classified pitches in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Albers's sinker averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.5.
466 thrown, 46.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Albers's slider spins at 2,405 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
333 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Albers's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.2 against 83.4.
102 and 333 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Albers works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 695th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Albers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1005 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Albers releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1005 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Albers puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.6% when he is ahead.
276 located pitches behind, 271 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Albers goes to the 4-seam fastball: 17.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.3% the rest of the time.
283 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Albers throws a fastball 64.1% of the time, against 56.8% when he is ahead.
276 pitches behind in the count, 271 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Albers throws a strike on the first pitch 61.2% of the time.
255 plate appearances started in 2019.
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 .396 expected average against them, against .323 on his fastballs.
333 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Albers lands 43.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.2% of his breaking balls.
568 of his fastballs, 333 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Albers puts 39.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 34.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
689 pitches to right-handed hitters, 316 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Albers throws 34.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
304 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 701 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Albers is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 145th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Albers projects a .342 average, 76th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 184th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.6% of the contact Albers gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 209th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Albers's stuff spins at 2,095 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
1005 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 597th in MLB.
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