One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Syndergaard's changeup moves 108.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
312 thrown, averaging 87.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Syndergaard's slider leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 84.2 off his curveball.
95 and 198 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Syndergaard lives in the strike zone: 50.7% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 46th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Syndergaard goes to the changeup: 32.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.5% the rest of the time.
380 two-strike pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Syndergaard's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
254 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .376 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
316 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.3 mph separates Syndergaard's sinker from his curveball, 92.3 against 77.9.
368 and 198 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Syndergaard's stuff spins at 2,028 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 682nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Syndergaard lands 57.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.1% of his offspeed pitches.
799 of his fastballs, 316 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Syndergaard releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 62 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1408 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Syndergaard works with 6 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 26.1% of everything he throws.
1408 classified pitches in 2023.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Syndergaard projects a .356 average, 19th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 626th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Syndergaard puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.7% when he is ahead.
333 located pitches behind, 433 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Syndergaard's sinker averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 95.2.
368 thrown, 26.1% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Syndergaard lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1408 located pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Syndergaard throws a fastball 57.1% of the time, against 49.9% when he is ahead.
333 pitches behind in the count, 433 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Syndergaard averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 480th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Syndergaard throws the slider 12.9% of the time against right-handers and 0.6% against left-handers.
707 pitches to right-handers, 701 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Syndergaard throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
390 plate appearances started in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Syndergaard releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1408 tracked pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Syndergaard's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
303 of 1408 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Syndergaard gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 514th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Syndergaard's curveball spins at 2,219 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
198 thrown in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Syndergaard's changeup moves 108.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
312 thrown, averaging 87.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Syndergaard's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
254 thrown, averaging 92.2 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 Syndergaard's slider leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 84.2 off his curveball.
95 and 198 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.3 mph separates Syndergaard's sinker from his curveball, 92.3 against 77.9.
368 and 198 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Syndergaard works with 6 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 26.1% of everything he throws.
1408 classified pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Syndergaard's sinker averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 95.2.
368 thrown, 26.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Syndergaard throws the slider 12.9% of the time against right-handers and 0.6% against left-handers.
707 pitches to right-handers, 701 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Syndergaard's curveball spins at 2,219 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
198 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Syndergaard lives in the strike zone: 50.7% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 46th 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 Syndergaard goes to the changeup: 32.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.5% the rest of the time.
380 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Syndergaard puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.7% when he is ahead.
333 located pitches behind, 433 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Syndergaard throws a fastball 57.1% of the time, against 49.9% when he is ahead.
333 pitches behind in the count, 433 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Syndergaard throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
390 plate appearances started in 2023.
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 offspeed pitches: a .376 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
316 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Syndergaard lands 57.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.1% of his offspeed pitches.
799 of his fastballs, 316 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Syndergaard's stuff spins at 2,028 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 682nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Syndergaard releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 62 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1408 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Syndergaard releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1408 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Syndergaard projects a .356 average, 19th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 626th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Syndergaard gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 514th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Syndergaard lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1408 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Syndergaard's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
303 of 1408 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Syndergaard averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 480th in MLB.
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