One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
450 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Shoemaker's sinker moves 109.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
181 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Shoemaker goes to the splitter: 45.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.3% the rest of the time.
312 two-strike pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
269 and 261 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
269 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Shoemaker's stuff spins at 1,837 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 786th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Shoemaker lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1086 located pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Shoemaker works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 638th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.7.
269 thrown, 24.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Shoemaker throws a fastball 47.9% of the time, against 32.9% when he is ahead.
286 pitches behind in the count, 328 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Shoemaker averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 608th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Shoemaker throws 38.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.5% with the bases empty.
273 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 813 with the bases empty.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Shoemaker's fastball averages 92.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.2 past his 75th.
179 early fastballs, 46 late ones.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Shoemaker throws the slider 33.3% of the time against right-handers and 13.2% against left-handers.
586 pitches to right-handers, 500 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Shoemaker puts 40.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
586 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Shoemaker's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
176 of 1086 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Shoemaker works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The splitter is 32.6% of everything he throws.
1086 classified pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Shoemaker puts 51% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.5% when he is ahead.
286 located pitches behind, 328 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Shoemaker releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1086 tracked pitches in 2021.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Shoemaker throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
283 plate appearances started in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Shoemaker projects a .343 average, 34th percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Shoemaker lands 45.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.8% of his offspeed pitches.
450 of his fastballs, 359 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Shoemaker releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1086 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Shoemaker's sinker from his slider, 91.7 against 82.2.
181 and 261 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Shoemaker has thrown 13 knuckle curves this season, 1.2% of his pitches, at 77.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1086 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,225 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
269 thrown in 2021.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
450 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Shoemaker lands 45.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.8% of his offspeed pitches.
450 of his fastballs, 359 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Shoemaker's sinker moves 109.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
181 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
269 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
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 Shoemaker goes to the splitter: 45.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.3% the rest of the time.
312 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Shoemaker throws a fastball 47.9% of the time, against 32.9% when he is ahead.
286 pitches behind in the count, 328 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Shoemaker puts 51% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.5% when he is ahead.
286 located pitches behind, 328 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Shoemaker throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
283 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
269 and 261 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.7.
269 thrown, 24.8% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Shoemaker throws the slider 33.3% of the time against right-handers and 13.2% against left-handers.
586 pitches to right-handers, 500 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Shoemaker works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The splitter is 32.6% of everything he throws.
1086 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Shoemaker's sinker from his slider, 91.7 against 82.2.
181 and 261 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Shoemaker has thrown 13 knuckle curves this season, 1.2% of his pitches, at 77.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1086 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,225 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
269 thrown in 2021.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Shoemaker's stuff spins at 1,837 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 786th 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
Shoemaker lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1086 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Shoemaker's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
176 of 1086 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Shoemaker works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 638th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Shoemaker averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 608th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Shoemaker throws 38.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.5% with the bases empty.
273 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 813 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Shoemaker's fastball averages 92.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.2 past his 75th.
179 early fastballs, 46 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Shoemaker releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1086 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Shoemaker releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1086 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Shoemaker puts 40.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
586 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Shoemaker projects a .343 average, 34th percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
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