One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Belisle's sinker moves 127.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Belisle's curveball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.5 off his slider.
45 and 212 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.9 mph separates Belisle's sinker from his curveball, 91.4 against 73.5.
51 and 45 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Belisle releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
573 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Belisle's 4-seam fastball averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 94.8.
264 thrown, 46.1% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Belisle goes to the slider: 44.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.6% the rest of the time.
177 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Belisle's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
264 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Belisle throws a fastball 64.7% of the time, against 50.8% when he is ahead.
133 pitches behind in the count, 197 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45% of the contact Belisle gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 595th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Belisle averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
586 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 513th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Belisle lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
573 located pitches in 2018.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Belisle's stuff spins at 2,092 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
586 pitches in 2018. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 565th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Belisle works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 493rd in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Belisle throws a strike on the first pitch 65.2% of the time.
161 plate appearances started in 2018.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Belisle releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
573 tracked pitches in 2018.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Belisle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 46.1% of everything he throws.
573 classified pitches in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Belisle puts 53.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
133 located pitches behind, 197 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .379 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.
315 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Belisle's curveball spins at 2,501 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2018.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Belisle, 33rd percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 491st in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Belisle lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.7% of his breaking balls.
315 of his fastballs, 257 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Belisle projects a .367 average, 37th percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 459th in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Belisle's sinker moves 127.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Belisle's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
264 thrown, averaging 90.3 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 Belisle's curveball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.5 off his slider.
45 and 212 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.9 mph separates Belisle's sinker from his curveball, 91.4 against 73.5.
51 and 45 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Belisle's 4-seam fastball averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 94.8.
264 thrown, 46.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Belisle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 46.1% of everything he throws.
573 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Belisle's curveball spins at 2,501 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Belisle releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
573 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Belisle releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
573 tracked pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Belisle goes to the slider: 44.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 33.6% the rest of the time.
177 two-strike pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Belisle throws a fastball 64.7% of the time, against 50.8% when he is ahead.
133 pitches behind in the count, 197 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Belisle throws a strike on the first pitch 65.2% of the time.
161 plate appearances started in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Belisle puts 53.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
133 located pitches behind, 197 ahead.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45% of the contact Belisle gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 595th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Belisle, 33rd percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 491st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Belisle projects a .367 average, 37th percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 459th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Belisle averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
586 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 513th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Belisle lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
573 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Belisle's stuff spins at 2,092 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
586 pitches in 2018. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 565th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Belisle works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
586 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 493rd 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 .379 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.
315 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Belisle lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.7% of his breaking balls.
315 of his fastballs, 257 of his breaking balls.
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