One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dunn's slider moves 35.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
135 thrown, averaging 85.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dunn's slider leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 83.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
135 and 132 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .354 expected average against them, against .260 on his fastballs.
160 of his breaking balls thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Dunn throws a fastball 59.3% of the time, against 41.9% when he is ahead.
86 pitches behind in the count, 74 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dunn's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
132 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dunn lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
301 located pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dunn projects a .308 average, 94th percentile.
302 pitches in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 43rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dunn's 4-seam fastball averages 91.4 mph, and has touched 93.0.
132 thrown, 43.9% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Dunn throws a strike on the first pitch 52.6% of the time.
76 plate appearances started in 2019.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Dunn is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
302 pitches in 2019. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 79th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dunn averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 548th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dunn releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
301 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dunn puts 54.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.8% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 74 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dunn works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
301 located pitches in 2019.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dunn works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The slider is 44.9% of everything he throws.
301 classified pitches in 2019.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dunn's stuff spins at 2,353 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 229th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.9% of Dunn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
51 of 301 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dunn goes to the curveball: 12% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.7% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dunn releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
301 tracked pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dunn's slider spins at 2,415 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
135 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.1 mph separates Dunn's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.4 against 85.2.
132 and 135 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Dunn has thrown 9 sinkers this season, 3% of his pitches, at 91.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
301 classified pitches in 2019.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dunn's slider moves 35.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
135 thrown, averaging 85.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dunn's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
132 thrown, averaging 91.4 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 Dunn's slider leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 83.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
135 and 132 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dunn's 4-seam fastball averages 91.4 mph, and has touched 93.0.
132 thrown, 43.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dunn works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The slider is 44.9% of everything he throws.
301 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dunn's slider spins at 2,415 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
135 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.1 mph separates Dunn's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.4 against 85.2.
132 and 135 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Dunn has thrown 9 sinkers this season, 3% of his pitches, at 91.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
301 classified pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .354 expected average against them, against .260 on his fastballs.
160 of his breaking balls thrown.
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 Dunn throws a fastball 59.3% of the time, against 41.9% when he is ahead.
86 pitches behind in the count, 74 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Dunn throws a strike on the first pitch 52.6% of the time.
76 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dunn puts 54.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.8% when he is ahead.
86 located pitches behind, 74 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dunn goes to the curveball: 12% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.7% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dunn lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
301 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dunn works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
301 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.9% of Dunn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
51 of 301 located pitches.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dunn projects a .308 average, 94th percentile.
302 pitches in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 43rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Dunn is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
302 pitches in 2019. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 79th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dunn averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 548th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dunn releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
301 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dunn releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
301 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dunn's stuff spins at 2,353 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 229th in MLB.
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