One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bush's curveball moves 69.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
76 thrown, averaging 77.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.6 off his curveball.
100 and 76 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bush's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
100 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bush throws a fastball 67.2% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
61 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.3 mph separates Bush's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.4 against 77.1.
100 and 76 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bush projects a .447 average, 2nd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 759th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bush works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
194 located pitches in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bush goes to the curveball: 48.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.9% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bush works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 610th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bush averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 581st in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bush throws a strike on the first pitch 52.1% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2023.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bush's stuff spins at 2,437 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 132nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bush works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 51.5% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2023.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bush lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
194 located pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bush releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bush's 4-seam fastball averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.1.
100 thrown, 51.5% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Bush's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 194 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bush puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
61 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Bush, 33rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 522nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bush's curveball spins at 2,470 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
76 thrown in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bush releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
194 tracked pitches in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bush's curveball moves 69.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
76 thrown, averaging 77.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bush's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
100 thrown, averaging 94.4 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 Bush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.6 off his curveball.
100 and 76 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.3 mph separates Bush's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.4 against 77.1.
100 and 76 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bush works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 51.5% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bush's 4-seam fastball averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.1.
100 thrown, 51.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bush's curveball spins at 2,470 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
76 thrown in 2023.
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 Bush throws a fastball 67.2% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
61 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bush goes to the curveball: 48.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.9% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bush throws a strike on the first pitch 52.1% of the time.
48 plate appearances started in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bush puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
61 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bush projects a .447 average, 2nd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 759th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Bush, 33rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 522nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Bush works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
194 located pitches in 2023.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bush lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
194 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Bush's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 194 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bush works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 610th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bush averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 581st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bush's stuff spins at 2,437 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 132nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bush releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bush releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
194 tracked pitches in 2023.
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