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Nate Adcock

Royals Career team 2011–2012
Number #58
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 4"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Elizabethown, KY
Born Feb 25, 1988

Key Insights

2015
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Adcock goes to the slider: 40.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.2% the rest of the time.

88 two-strike pitches in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .466 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.

79 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Adcock averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.

338 pitches in 2015. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 41st in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Adcock throws a fastball 93.4% of the time, against 51.5% when he is ahead.

121 pitches behind in the count, 68 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Adcock throws the sinker 57.9% of the time against left-handers and 32.5% against right-handers.

212 pitches to right-handers, 126 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often

Adcock throws a strike on the first pitch 48.2% of the time.

83 plate appearances started in 2015.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 25, 1988
Birth Place Elizabethown, KY
Height 6' 4"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right