His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wolf's sinker averages 88.0 mph, and has touched 90.9.
204 thrown, 32.7% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .476 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
301 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wolf averages 82.7 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 655th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wolf goes to the 4-seam fastball: 27.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.7% the rest of the time.
182 two-strike pitches in 2015.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
19.5 mph separates Wolf's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.7 against 69.2.
97 and 97 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wolf's slider carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 83.1 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wolf projects a .421 average, 5th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 648th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wolf's sinker leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
204 and 152 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Wolf gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 599th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wolf throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
162 plate appearances started in 2015.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wolf works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 32.7% of everything he throws.
623 classified pitches in 2015.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Wolf's fastball averages 88.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.9 past his 75th.
118 early fastballs, 49 late ones.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wolf's stuff spins at 1,593 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 469th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wolf lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 101st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wolf throws the changeup 13.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
514 pitches to right-handers, 109 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Wolf, 29th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 483rd in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wolf's sinker averages 88.0 mph, and has touched 90.9.
204 thrown, 32.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
19.5 mph separates Wolf's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.7 against 69.2.
97 and 97 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wolf's sinker leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
204 and 152 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wolf works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 32.7% of everything he throws.
623 classified pitches in 2015.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wolf throws the changeup 13.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
514 pitches to right-handers, 109 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .476 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
301 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wolf averages 82.7 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 655th 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 Wolf goes to the 4-seam fastball: 27.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.7% the rest of the time.
182 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Wolf throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
162 plate appearances started in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wolf's slider carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 83.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wolf projects a .421 average, 5th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 648th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Wolf gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 599th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Wolf, 29th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 483rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Wolf's fastball averages 88.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.9 past his 75th.
118 early fastballs, 49 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wolf's stuff spins at 1,593 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 469th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wolf lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 101st in MLB.
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