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Randy Choate

Cardinals Career team 2013–2015
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 51
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place San Antonio, TX
Born Sep 5, 1975

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Choate's sinker averages 83.6 mph, and has touched 85.8.

231 thrown, 60.8% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Choate goes to the slider: 56.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 32.9% the rest of the time.

88 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Choate averages 79.9 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.

406 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 675th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Choate throws a fastball 83.8% of the time, against 35.8% when he is ahead.

105 pitches behind in the count, 106 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .343 expected average against them, against .252 on his breaking balls.

234 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Choate's sinker leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.

231 and 146 of them thrown.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 5, 1975
Birth Place San Antonio, TX
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Florida State