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Pedro Villarreal

Reds Career team 2012–2015
Number #62
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 1"
Weight 236 lbs
Birth Place Edinburg, TX
Born Dec 9, 1987

Key Insights

2015
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Villarreal throws a fastball 66.9% of the time, against 42.7% when he is ahead.

172 pitches behind in the count, 262 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Villarreal's sinker leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.0 off his slider.

317 and 154 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .374 expected average against them, against .284 on his breaking balls.

410 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Villarreal throws the curveball 31.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.9% against left-handers.

473 pitches to right-handers, 313 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Villarreal's stuff spins at 1,454 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.

789 pitches in 2015. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 579th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Villarreal goes to the 4-seam fastball: 18.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.7% the rest of the time.

258 two-strike pitches in 2015.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 9, 1987
Birth Place Edinburg, TX
Height 6' 1"
Weight 236 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Howard