When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jones throws a fastball 86.5% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 94 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jones's sinker moves 65.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Jones throws a strike on the first pitch 72.6% of the time.
84 plate appearances started in 2021.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Jones averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
318 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 70th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jones's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jones lands 53.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.9% of his breaking balls.
201 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jones's sinker averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.6.
114 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jones goes to the slider: 46% of his two-strike pitches, against 32% the rest of the time.
87 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jones releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
318 tracked pitches in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.7% of the contact Jones gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
318 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 692nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jones's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
87 and 114 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jones works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 35.8% of everything he throws.
318 classified pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jones 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.
318 located pitches in 2021.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Jones's stuff spins at 2,357 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
318 pitches in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 204th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Jones, 22nd percentile.
318 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 630th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .329 expected average against them, against .285 on his breaking balls.
201 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jones works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
318 located pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jones throws the slider 40.9% of the time against right-handers and 27% against left-handers.
203 pitches to right-handers, 115 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jones puts 51.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.2% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 94 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jones's sinker spins at 2,422 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2021.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jones throws a fastball 86.5% of the time, against 41.5% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 94 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Jones throws a strike on the first pitch 72.6% of the time.
84 plate appearances started in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jones goes to the slider: 46% of his two-strike pitches, against 32% the rest of the time.
87 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jones puts 51.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.2% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 94 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jones's sinker moves 65.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jones's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Jones averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
318 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 70th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jones lands 53.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.9% of his breaking balls.
201 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .329 expected average against them, against .285 on his breaking balls.
201 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jones's sinker averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.6.
114 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jones's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
87 and 114 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jones works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 35.8% of everything he throws.
318 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jones throws the slider 40.9% of the time against right-handers and 27% against left-handers.
203 pitches to right-handers, 115 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jones's sinker spins at 2,422 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jones releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
318 tracked pitches in 2021.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.7% of the contact Jones gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
318 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 692nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Jones, 22nd percentile.
318 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 630th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jones 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.
318 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jones works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
318 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Jones's stuff spins at 2,357 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
318 pitches in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 204th in MLB.
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