His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fiers's 4-seam fastball averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 97.5.
57 thrown, 29.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fiers's sinker moves 61.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 87.5 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .407 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
55 of his breaking balls thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fiers goes to the curveball: 15.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.3% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fiers averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 704th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fiers's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fiers releases the ball from over the top, about 69 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Fiers gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 753rd in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fiers throws a strike on the first pitch 68.9% of the time.
45 plate appearances started in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fiers works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.4% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2021.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Fiers lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 72nd percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 223rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fiers projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 684th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Fiers releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
194 tracked pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fiers throws a fastball 66.7% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
57 pitches behind in the count, 55 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fiers 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.
194 located pitches in 2021.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Fiers, 16th percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 677th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fiers's slider leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 90.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
42 and 57 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fiers works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
194 located pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fiers throws the slider 31.1% of the time against left-handers and 18.8% against right-handers.
149 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Fiers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 194 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fiers puts 56.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.5% when he is ahead.
57 located pitches behind, 55 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fiers's slider spins at 2,379 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
42 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.2 mph separates Fiers's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.8 against 83.6.
57 and 42 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fiers's 4-seam fastball averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 97.5.
57 thrown, 29.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fiers works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.4% of everything he throws.
194 classified pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fiers's slider leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 90.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
42 and 57 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fiers throws the slider 31.1% of the time against left-handers and 18.8% against right-handers.
149 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fiers's slider spins at 2,379 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
42 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.2 mph separates Fiers's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.8 against 83.6.
57 and 42 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fiers's sinker moves 61.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 87.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fiers's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
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 .407 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
55 of his breaking balls thrown.
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 Fiers goes to the curveball: 15.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.3% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fiers throws a strike on the first pitch 68.9% of the time.
45 plate appearances started in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fiers throws a fastball 66.7% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
57 pitches behind in the count, 55 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fiers puts 56.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.5% when he is ahead.
57 located pitches behind, 55 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fiers averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 704th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fiers releases the ball from over the top, about 69 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
194 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Fiers releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
194 tracked pitches in 2021.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Fiers gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 753rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fiers projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 684th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Fiers, 16th percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 677th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Fiers lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 72nd percentile.
194 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 223rd in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fiers 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.
194 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fiers works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
194 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Fiers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 194 located pitches.
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