One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .407 expected average against them, against .257 on his breaking balls.
211 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Manning's curveball moves 67.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Manning's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
211 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Manning's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 84.2 off his sweeper.
211 and 148 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Manning lives in the strike zone: 50.5% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
438 pitches in 2024. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 77th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Manning releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
438 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Manning works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 48.2% of everything he throws.
438 classified pitches in 2024.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Manning goes to the 4-seam fastball: 53.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 46.2% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Manning lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
438 located pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Manning lands 59.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.6% of his breaking balls.
211 of his fastballs, 209 of his breaking balls.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.2% of the contact Manning gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
438 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 182nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Manning's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.8 against 81.6.
211 and 43 of them respectively.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Manning's fastball averages 94.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.3 past his 75th.
67 early fastballs, 37 late ones.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Manning throws 53.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.9% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 363 with the bases empty.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Manning releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
438 tracked pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Manning throws the sweeper 41.9% of the time against right-handers and 27.5% against left-handers.
191 pitches to right-handers, 247 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Manning throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
123 plate appearances started in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Manning's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 97.6.
211 thrown, 48.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Manning's sweeper spins at 2,322 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
148 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Manning has thrown 18 splitters this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 87.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
438 classified pitches in 2024.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .407 expected average against them, against .257 on his breaking balls.
211 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Manning lands 59.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.6% of his breaking balls.
211 of his fastballs, 209 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
Manning's curveball moves 67.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Manning's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
211 thrown, averaging 93.8 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 Manning's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 84.2 off his sweeper.
211 and 148 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Manning works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 48.2% of everything he throws.
438 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Manning's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.8 against 81.6.
211 and 43 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Manning throws the sweeper 41.9% of the time against right-handers and 27.5% against left-handers.
191 pitches to right-handers, 247 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Manning's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 97.6.
211 thrown, 48.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Manning's sweeper spins at 2,322 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
148 thrown in 2024.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Manning has thrown 18 splitters this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 87.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
438 classified pitches in 2024.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Manning lives in the strike zone: 50.5% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
438 pitches in 2024. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 77th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Manning releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
438 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Manning's fastball averages 94.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.3 past his 75th.
67 early fastballs, 37 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Manning releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
438 tracked pitches in 2024.
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 Manning goes to the 4-seam fastball: 53.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 46.2% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Manning throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
123 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Manning lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.28 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
438 located pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.2% of the contact Manning gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
438 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 182nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Manning throws 53.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.9% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 363 with the bases empty.
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