One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .268 on his offspeed pitches.
1224 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Harvey's sinker moves 119.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
464 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Harvey's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 85.1 off his curveball.
760 and 312 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Harvey lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
2232 pitches in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 129th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Harvey puts 61.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.4% when he is ahead.
576 located pitches behind, 651 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Harvey's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
760 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Harvey's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.4 against 79.9.
760 and 312 of them respectively.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Harvey throws a fastball 59.9% of the time, against 46.7% when he is ahead.
576 pitches behind in the count, 651 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Harvey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2232 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Harvey lands 55.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.7% of his breaking balls.
1224 of his fastballs, 743 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Harvey works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.1% of everything he throws.
2232 classified pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Harvey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2232 located pitches in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Harvey goes to the slider: 24.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 17% the rest of the time.
660 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Harvey projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
2232 pitches in 2021. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 607th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Harvey's fastball averages 93.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.7 past his 75th.
406 early fastballs, 129 late ones.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Harvey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2232 located pitches in 2021.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Harvey releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2232 tracked pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Harvey throws the changeup 18.8% of the time against left-handers and 5.8% against right-handers.
1197 pitches to right-handers, 1035 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Harvey throws a strike on the first pitch 63.7% of the time.
582 plate appearances started in 2021.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Harvey throws 50.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
532 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1700 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Harvey's curveball spins at 2,488 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
312 thrown in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Harvey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
407 of 2232 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.9% of the contact Harvey gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
2232 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 503rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Harvey's 4-seam fastball averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 97.2.
760 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .268 on his offspeed pitches.
1224 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Harvey lands 55.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.7% of his breaking balls.
1224 of his fastballs, 743 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Harvey's sinker moves 119.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
464 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Harvey's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
760 thrown, averaging 93.4 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 Harvey's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 85.1 off his curveball.
760 and 312 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Harvey's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.4 against 79.9.
760 and 312 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Harvey works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.1% of everything he throws.
2232 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Harvey throws the changeup 18.8% of the time against left-handers and 5.8% against right-handers.
1197 pitches to right-handers, 1035 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Harvey's curveball spins at 2,488 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
312 thrown in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Harvey's 4-seam fastball averages 93.4 mph, and has touched 97.2.
760 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Harvey lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
2232 pitches in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 129th 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
Harvey puts 61.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.4% when he is ahead.
576 located pitches behind, 651 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Harvey throws a fastball 59.9% of the time, against 46.7% when he is ahead.
576 pitches behind in the count, 651 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Harvey goes to the slider: 24.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 17% the rest of the time.
660 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Harvey throws a strike on the first pitch 63.7% of the time.
582 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Harvey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2232 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Harvey's fastball averages 93.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.7 past his 75th.
406 early fastballs, 129 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Harvey releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2232 tracked pitches in 2021.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Harvey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2232 located pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Harvey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2232 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Harvey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
407 of 2232 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Harvey projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
2232 pitches in 2021. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 607th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.9% of the contact Harvey gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
2232 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 503rd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Harvey throws 50.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
532 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1700 with the bases empty.
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