This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Brothers goes to the slider: 64% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.9% the rest of the time.
275 two-strike pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Brothers's 4-seam fastball moves 65.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
654 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Brothers works off the plate, with only 38.9% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 764th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brothers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
654 and 341 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .427 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
654 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Brothers throws a fastball 86% of the time, against 39.8% when he is ahead.
336 pitches behind in the count, 244 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Brothers's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
654 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Brothers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
995 located pitches in 2021.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brothers averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 117th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brothers projects a .394 average, 7th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 747th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Brothers works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 65.7% of everything he throws.
995 classified pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Brothers throws a strike on the first pitch 50.4% of the time.
234 plate appearances started in 2021.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Brothers, 8th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 737th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.3% of Brothers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
142 of 995 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Brothers releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
995 tracked pitches in 2021.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Brothers lands 44.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his breaking balls.
654 of his fastballs, 341 of his breaking balls.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Brothers throws 36% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
242 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 753 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Brothers's stuff spins at 2,101 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 599th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45% of the contact Brothers gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 652nd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Brothers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
995 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Brothers's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 98.1.
654 thrown, 65.7% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Brothers puts 49.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.4% when he is ahead.
336 located pitches behind, 244 ahead.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Brothers goes to the slider: 64% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.9% the rest of the time.
275 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Brothers throws a fastball 86% of the time, against 39.8% when he is ahead.
336 pitches behind in the count, 244 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Brothers throws a strike on the first pitch 50.4% of the time.
234 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Brothers puts 49.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.4% when he is ahead.
336 located pitches behind, 244 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Brothers's 4-seam fastball moves 65.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
654 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Brothers's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
654 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Brothers works off the plate, with only 38.9% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 764th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brothers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
654 and 341 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Brothers works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 65.7% of everything he throws.
995 classified pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Brothers's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 98.1.
654 thrown, 65.7% of his pitches.
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 .427 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
654 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Brothers lands 44.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his breaking balls.
654 of his fastballs, 341 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Brothers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
995 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.3% of Brothers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
142 of 995 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brothers averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 117th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brothers projects a .394 average, 7th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 747th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Brothers, 8th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 737th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45% of the contact Brothers gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 652nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Brothers releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
995 tracked pitches in 2021.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Brothers releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
995 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Brothers throws 36% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.8% with the bases empty.
242 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 753 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Brothers's stuff spins at 2,101 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 599th in MLB.
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