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Matt Harrison

Rangers Career team 2008–2015
Number #54
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 40
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Durham, NC
Born Sep 16, 1985

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Harrison's sinker averages 86.4 mph, and has touched 91.0.

184 thrown, 67.9% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Harrison averages 83.4 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.

271 pitches in 2015. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 641st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Harrison works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and Curveball. The sinker is 67.9% of everything he throws.

271 classified pitches in 2015.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Harrison goes to the cutter: 14.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.4% the rest of the time.

67 two-strike pitches in 2015.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Harrison's stuff spins at 1,926 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.

271 pitches in 2015. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 125th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

44.2% of the contact Harrison gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.

271 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 548th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 16, 1985
Birth Place Durham, NC
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left