One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .452 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
106 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Goody's 4-seam fastball moves 63.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Goody's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Goody's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
106 and 140 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Goody lives in the strike zone: 48.4% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 77th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Goody throws 45% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 52.2% with the bases empty.
131 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 115 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Goody averages 85.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
246 pitches in 2020. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 553rd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Goody works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
246 located pitches in 2020.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.5% of the contact Goody gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 45th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Goody works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 56.9% of everything he throws.
246 classified pitches in 2020.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Goody goes to the slider: 61.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 54% the rest of the time.
96 two-strike pitches in 2020.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Goody releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
246 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Goody's 4-seam fastball averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 92.9.
106 thrown, 43.1% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Goody lands 57.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.4% of his breaking balls.
106 of his fastballs, 140 of his breaking balls.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Goody lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
246 located pitches in 2020.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Goody is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 138th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Goody throws a fastball 47.4% of the time, against 39.5% when he is ahead.
57 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Goody releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
246 tracked pitches in 2020.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Goody's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 246 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Goody throws the 4-seam fastball 52.3% of the time against left-handers and 39.8% against right-handers.
181 pitches to right-handers, 65 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Goody puts 61.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.6% when he is ahead.
57 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Goody projects a .367 average, 33rd percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 440th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.1 mph separates Goody's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.6 against 81.5.
106 and 140 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Goody throws a strike on the first pitch 58.2% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2020.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Goody's slider spins at 2,328 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
140 thrown in 2020.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .452 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
106 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Goody lands 57.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.4% of his breaking balls.
106 of his fastballs, 140 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Goody's 4-seam fastball moves 63.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Goody's 4-seam fastball carries 17.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 91.6 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 Goody's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
106 and 140 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Goody works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 56.9% of everything he throws.
246 classified pitches in 2020.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Goody's 4-seam fastball averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 92.9.
106 thrown, 43.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Goody throws the 4-seam fastball 52.3% of the time against left-handers and 39.8% against right-handers.
181 pitches to right-handers, 65 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.1 mph separates Goody's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.6 against 81.5.
106 and 140 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Goody's slider spins at 2,328 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
140 thrown in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Goody lives in the strike zone: 48.4% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 77th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Goody throws 45% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 52.2% with the bases empty.
131 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 115 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Goody averages 85.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
246 pitches in 2020. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 553rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Goody works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
246 located pitches in 2020.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Goody lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
246 located pitches in 2020.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Goody's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 246 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.5% of the contact Goody gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 45th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Goody is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 138th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Goody projects a .367 average, 33rd percentile.
246 pitches in 2020. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 440th in MLB.
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 Goody goes to the slider: 61.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 54% the rest of the time.
96 two-strike pitches in 2020.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Goody throws a fastball 47.4% of the time, against 39.5% when he is ahead.
57 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Goody puts 61.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.6% when he is ahead.
57 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Goody throws a strike on the first pitch 58.2% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Goody releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
246 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Goody releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
246 tracked pitches in 2020.
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