One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wright Jr.'s sinker moves 112.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
72 thrown, averaging 90.1 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wright Jr. puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38% of his pitches to left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .383 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
98 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wright Jr.'s sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
72 and 98 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wright Jr.'s 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wright Jr. throws 38.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
85 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 240 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wright Jr. goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 36% the rest of the time.
78 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wright Jr. releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
325 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wright Jr. throws a strike on the first pitch 53.1% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wright Jr.'s 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.8.
125 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wright Jr. 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.
325 located pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wright Jr. throws a fastball 67.3% of the time, against 54.7% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wright Jr. works off the plate, with only 43.4% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 555th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wright Jr. works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 38.5% of everything he throws.
325 classified pitches in 2021.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Wright Jr. gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 213th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wright Jr. throws the changeup 19% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
204 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wright Jr.'s stuff spins at 2,131 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 564th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wright Jr. puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.3% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 75 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wright Jr. is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 222nd in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Wright Jr.'s pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
58 of 325 located pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wright Jr. averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 498th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wright Jr. lands 47.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.8% of his breaking balls.
197 of his fastballs, 98 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.1 mph separates Wright Jr.'s 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.9 against 85.8.
125 and 98 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wright Jr. projects a .318 average, 65th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 286th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wright Jr.'s slider spins at 2,247 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
98 thrown in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wright Jr.'s sinker moves 112.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
72 thrown, averaging 90.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wright Jr.'s 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wright Jr. puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38% of his pitches to left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
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 .383 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
98 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wright Jr. lands 47.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.8% of his breaking balls.
197 of his fastballs, 98 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wright Jr.'s sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
72 and 98 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wright Jr.'s 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.8.
125 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wright Jr. works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 38.5% of everything he throws.
325 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wright Jr. throws the changeup 19% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
204 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.1 mph separates Wright Jr.'s 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.9 against 85.8.
125 and 98 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wright Jr.'s slider spins at 2,247 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
98 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Wright Jr. throws 38.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
85 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 240 with the bases empty.
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 Wright Jr. goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 36% the rest of the time.
78 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wright Jr. throws a strike on the first pitch 53.1% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wright Jr. throws a fastball 67.3% of the time, against 54.7% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wright Jr. puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.3% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 75 ahead.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wright Jr. releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
325 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wright Jr. 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.
325 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Wright Jr.'s pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
58 of 325 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wright Jr. works off the plate, with only 43.4% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 555th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Wright Jr. gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 213th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wright Jr. is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 222nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wright Jr. projects a .318 average, 65th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 286th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wright Jr.'s stuff spins at 2,131 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 564th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wright Jr. averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 498th in MLB.
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