One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Barnes's splitter moves 97.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
41 thrown, averaging 86.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.0 off his knuckle curve.
93 and 103 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Barnes lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
237 located pitches in 2024.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Barnes works off the plate, with only 40.1% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 716th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Barnes's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Barnes puts 63.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 13.7% when he is ahead.
72 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barnes averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 660th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Barnes throws the splitter 29.8% of the time against left-handers and 3.5% against right-handers.
113 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Barnes's stuff spins at 1,893 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 732nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Barnes, 10th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 694th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Barnes goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.7% the rest of the time.
60 two-strike pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Barnes's 4-seam fastball averages 91.4 mph, and has touched 93.9.
93 thrown, 39.2% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Barnes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 237 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barnes projects a .368 average, 12th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 678th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .372 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Barnes releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
237 tracked pitches in 2024.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Barnes works with 3 pitches: Knuckle Curve, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The knuckle curve is 43.5% of everything he throws.
237 classified pitches in 2024.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Barnes puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Barnes lands 49.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.9% of his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Barnes gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 535th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Barnes throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Barnes's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 91.4 against 81.5.
93 and 103 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Barnes's splitter moves 97.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
41 thrown, averaging 86.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Barnes's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.0 off his knuckle curve.
93 and 103 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Barnes throws the splitter 29.8% of the time against left-handers and 3.5% against right-handers.
113 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Barnes's 4-seam fastball averages 91.4 mph, and has touched 93.9.
93 thrown, 39.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Barnes works with 3 pitches: Knuckle Curve, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The knuckle curve is 43.5% of everything he throws.
237 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Barnes's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 91.4 against 81.5.
93 and 103 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Barnes lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
237 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.8% of Barnes's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 237 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Barnes works off the plate, with only 40.1% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 716th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Barnes puts 63.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 13.7% when he is ahead.
72 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Barnes goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.7% the rest of the time.
60 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Barnes throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barnes averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 660th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Barnes's stuff spins at 1,893 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 732nd in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Barnes, 10th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 694th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barnes projects a .368 average, 12th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 678th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Barnes gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 535th 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 .372 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Barnes lands 49.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.9% of his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Barnes releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
237 tracked pitches in 2024.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Barnes puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
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