The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
21.7 mph separates Pelfrey's sinker from his curveball, 91.9 against 70.2.
1344 and 342 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pelfrey puts 56.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.6% when he is ahead.
700 located pitches behind, 575 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pelfrey's sinker leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
1344 and 278 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Pelfrey throws 36.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
567 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1724 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Pelfrey's stuff spins at 1,885 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
2291 pitches in 2017. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 674th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Pelfrey averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
2291 pitches in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 587th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.7% of Pelfrey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
314 of 2286 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pelfrey throws a fastball 69.4% of the time, against 51.7% when he is ahead.
700 pitches behind in the count, 575 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .371 expected average against them, against .309 on his offspeed pitches.
1356 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pelfrey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2286 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Pelfrey works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
2291 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 533rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pelfrey works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Splitter and Slider. The sinker is 58.8% of everything he throws.
2286 classified pitches in 2017.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Pelfrey lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.3% of his offspeed pitches.
1356 of his fastballs, 310 of his offspeed pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.3% of the contact Pelfrey gives up is hit hard, 24th percentile.
2291 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 533rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pelfrey's sinker averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.0.
1344 thrown, 58.8% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Pelfrey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2286 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Pelfrey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2286 located pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pelfrey goes to the splitter: 16.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.1% the rest of the time.
704 two-strike pitches in 2017.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Pelfrey's fastball averages 92.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.5 past his 75th.
500 early fastballs, 181 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pelfrey releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2286 tracked pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pelfrey throws the splitter 19.6% of the time against left-handers and 8.1% against right-handers.
1199 pitches to right-handers, 1087 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Pelfrey, 35th percentile.
2291 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 456th in MLB.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
21.7 mph separates Pelfrey's sinker from his curveball, 91.9 against 70.2.
1344 and 342 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pelfrey's sinker leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
1344 and 278 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pelfrey works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Splitter and Slider. The sinker is 58.8% of everything he throws.
2286 classified pitches in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pelfrey's sinker averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.0.
1344 thrown, 58.8% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pelfrey throws the splitter 19.6% of the time against left-handers and 8.1% against right-handers.
1199 pitches to right-handers, 1087 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pelfrey puts 56.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.6% when he is ahead.
700 located pitches behind, 575 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pelfrey throws a fastball 69.4% of the time, against 51.7% when he is ahead.
700 pitches behind in the count, 575 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pelfrey goes to the splitter: 16.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.1% the rest of the time.
704 two-strike pitches in 2017.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Pelfrey throws 36.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
567 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1724 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Pelfrey's stuff spins at 1,885 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
2291 pitches in 2017. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 674th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Pelfrey averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
2291 pitches in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 587th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.7% of Pelfrey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
314 of 2286 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Pelfrey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2286 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Pelfrey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2286 located pitches in 2017.
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 fastballs: a .371 expected average against them, against .309 on his offspeed pitches.
1356 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Pelfrey lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.3% of his offspeed pitches.
1356 of his fastballs, 310 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pelfrey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2286 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Pelfrey's fastball averages 92.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.5 past his 75th.
500 early fastballs, 181 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pelfrey releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2286 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Pelfrey works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
2291 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 533rd in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.3% of the contact Pelfrey gives up is hit hard, 24th percentile.
2291 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 533rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Pelfrey, 35th percentile.
2291 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 456th in MLB.
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