His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dickey's 4-seam fastball averages 83.6 mph, and has touched 86.8.
488 thrown, 17% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dickey's 4-seam fastball moves 20.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
488 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dickey averages 78.2 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
2924 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 701st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dickey releases the ball from over the top, about 75 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2869 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dickey's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 79.3 off his eephus.
488 and 51 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Dickey's stuff spins at 1,781 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
2924 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 696th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.7 mph separates Dickey's 4-seam fastball from his eephus, 83.6 against 65.9.
488 and 51 of them respectively.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Dickey lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 126th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dickey releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2869 tracked pitches in 2017.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dickey puts 45.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
1655 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1269 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dickey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2869 located pitches in 2017.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dickey throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
816 plate appearances started in 2017.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dickey works with 2 pitches: Knuckle Ball and 4-Seam Fastball. The knuckle ball is 81.2% of everything he throws.
2869 classified pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dickey goes to the knuckle ball: 85.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 79.6% the rest of the time.
764 two-strike pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dickey's 4-seam fastball carries 10.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
488 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Dickey is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 202nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.2% of the contact Dickey gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 206th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dickey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2869 located pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dickey throws the 4-seam fastball 20.8% of the time against right-handers and 12% against left-handers.
1627 pitches to right-handers, 1242 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Dickey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
538 of 2869 located pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dickey projects a .352 average, 62nd percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 270th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Dickey has thrown 51 eephuss this season, 1.8% of his pitches, at 65.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2869 classified pitches in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dickey's 4-seam fastball averages 83.6 mph, and has touched 86.8.
488 thrown, 17% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dickey's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 79.3 off his eephus.
488 and 51 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.7 mph separates Dickey's 4-seam fastball from his eephus, 83.6 against 65.9.
488 and 51 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dickey works with 2 pitches: Knuckle Ball and 4-Seam Fastball. The knuckle ball is 81.2% of everything he throws.
2869 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dickey throws the 4-seam fastball 20.8% of the time against right-handers and 12% against left-handers.
1627 pitches to right-handers, 1242 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Dickey has thrown 51 eephuss this season, 1.8% of his pitches, at 65.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2869 classified pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dickey's 4-seam fastball moves 20.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
488 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dickey's 4-seam fastball carries 10.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
488 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dickey averages 78.2 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
2924 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 701st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dickey releases the ball from over the top, about 75 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2869 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dickey releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2869 tracked pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Dickey's stuff spins at 1,781 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
2924 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 696th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Dickey lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 126th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dickey puts 45.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
1655 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1269 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dickey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2869 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dickey works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2869 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Dickey's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
538 of 2869 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dickey throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
816 plate appearances started in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dickey goes to the knuckle ball: 85.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 79.6% the rest of the time.
764 two-strike pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Dickey is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 202nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.2% of the contact Dickey gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 206th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dickey projects a .352 average, 62nd percentile.
2924 pitches in 2017. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 270th in MLB.
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