One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mayers's changeup moves 106.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mayers's sinker leaves the bat at 97.1 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
51 and 46 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mayers goes to the slider: 40.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 27% the rest of the time.
133 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mayers puts 50.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 238 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mayers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
455 located pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mayers's 4-seam fastball carries 16.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mayers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
455 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mayers puts 65.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37% when he is ahead.
139 located pitches behind, 119 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mayers lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.5% of his breaking balls.
236 of his fastballs, 170 of his breaking balls.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mayers throws a fastball 61.2% of the time, against 42% when he is ahead.
139 pitches behind in the count, 119 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mayers works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.4% of everything he throws.
455 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mayers throws the slider 41% of the time against right-handers and 21.8% against left-handers.
217 pitches to right-handers, 238 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
170 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Mayers averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 546th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mayers lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 254th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Mayers throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2023.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Mayers gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 230th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Mayers's stuff spins at 2,153 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 523rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mayers's 4-seam fastball averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.5.
143 thrown, 31.4% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Mayers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 455 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Mayers releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
455 tracked pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Mayers's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.9 against 83.9.
143 and 141 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mayers's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,282 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
143 thrown in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mayers's changeup moves 106.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mayers's 4-seam fastball carries 16.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 92.9 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 Mayers's sinker leaves the bat at 97.1 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
51 and 46 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mayers works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.4% of everything he throws.
455 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mayers throws the slider 41% of the time against right-handers and 21.8% against left-handers.
217 pitches to right-handers, 238 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mayers's 4-seam fastball averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.5.
143 thrown, 31.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Mayers's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 92.9 against 83.9.
143 and 141 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mayers's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,282 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
143 thrown in 2023.
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 Mayers goes to the slider: 40.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 27% the rest of the time.
133 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mayers puts 65.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37% when he is ahead.
139 located pitches behind, 119 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mayers throws a fastball 61.2% of the time, against 42% when he is ahead.
139 pitches behind in the count, 119 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Mayers throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
120 plate appearances started in 2023.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mayers puts 50.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 238 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mayers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
455 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Mayers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 455 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mayers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
455 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Mayers releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
455 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mayers lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.5% of his breaking balls.
236 of his fastballs, 170 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
170 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Mayers averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 546th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mayers lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 254th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Mayers gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 230th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Mayers's stuff spins at 2,153 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 523rd in MLB.
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