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Paul Byrd

Guardians Career team 2006–2008
Number #36
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 55
Height 6' 1"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Louisville, KY
Born Dec 3, 1970

Key Insights

2009
Hitters put the bat on almost everything he throws

Hitters only miss 12% of what Byrd offers, 8th percentile.

559 pitches in 2009. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 587th in MLB.
He misses bats about equally against both hands

Byrd gets a whiff on 15.2% of the swings right-handers take and 7.2% of the swings left-handers take.

274 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 to left-handed hitters.
He has to work for every strike he gets

Only 24% of Byrd's pitches end in a called strike or a swing and miss, 26th percentile.

559 pitches in 2009. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 470th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 3, 1970
Birth Place Louisville, KY
Height 6' 1"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft LSU