One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .393 expected average against them, against .283 on his fastballs.
116 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fry's slider moves 73.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 84.1 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fry releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
232 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fry lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
232 located pitches in 2022.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.6 mph off the bat against Fry, 1st percentile.
232 pitches in 2022. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 768th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fry goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.5% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fry's 4-seam fastball averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 93.7.
77 thrown, 33.2% of his pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fry's stuff spins at 2,493 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2022. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 68th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Fry lands 59.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
77 of his fastballs, 116 of his breaking balls.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Fry throws a strike on the first pitch 52.5% of the time.
61 plate appearances started in 2022.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.4% of the contact Fry gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
232 pitches in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 729th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fry works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 50% of everything he throws.
232 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fry's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
77 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fry's slider spins at 2,711 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
116 thrown in 2022.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Fry throws 43.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.2% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Fry throws a fastball 31.9% of the time, against 44.6% when he is ahead.
72 pitches behind in the count, 65 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fry projects a .356 average, 15th percentile.
232 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 656th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fry averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 529th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Fry's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
40 of 232 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Fry releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
232 tracked pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fry works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
232 located pitches in 2022.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .393 expected average against them, against .283 on his fastballs.
116 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Fry lands 59.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
77 of his fastballs, 116 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
Fry's slider moves 73.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 84.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fry's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
77 thrown, averaging 91.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fry releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
232 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Fry releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
232 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fry lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
232 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Fry's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
40 of 232 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fry works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
232 located pitches in 2022.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.6 mph off the bat against Fry, 1st percentile.
232 pitches in 2022. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 768th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.4% of the contact Fry gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
232 pitches in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 729th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fry projects a .356 average, 15th percentile.
232 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 656th 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 Fry goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.5% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Fry throws a strike on the first pitch 52.5% of the time.
61 plate appearances started in 2022.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Fry throws a fastball 31.9% of the time, against 44.6% when he is ahead.
72 pitches behind in the count, 65 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fry's 4-seam fastball averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 93.7.
77 thrown, 33.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fry works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 50% of everything he throws.
232 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fry's slider spins at 2,711 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
116 thrown in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fry's stuff spins at 2,493 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2022. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 68th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Fry throws 43.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.2% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 123 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
Fry averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 529th in MLB.
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