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Rafael Betancourt

Rockies Career team 2004 to 2015
Number #63
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Cumana, Venezuela
Born Apr 29, 1975

Key Insights

2015
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Betancourt's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 85.0 off his cutter.

406 and 53 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Betancourt's 4-seam fastball averages 90.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.

406 thrown, 60.5% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Betancourt, 7th percentile.

699 pitches in 2015. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 633rd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Betancourt throws a fastball 81.5% of the time, against 66.8% when he is ahead.

130 pitches behind in the count, 220 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Betancourt works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 60.5% of everything he throws.

671 classified pitches in 2015.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Betancourt goes to the 4-seam fastball: 65.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 58% the rest of the time.

219 two-strike pitches in 2015.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 29, 1975
Birth Place Cumana, Venezuela
Height 6' 2"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right