When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Guduan throws a fastball 78.6% of the time, against 46.5% when he is ahead.
70 pitches behind in the count, 71 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .427 expected average against them, against .258 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Guduan's 4-seam fastball moves 20.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
148 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Guduan releases the ball from over the top, about 74 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
240 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Guduan lives in the strike zone: 49.6% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 79th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Guduan goes to the slider: 48.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.2% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Guduan works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 61.7% of everything he throws.
240 classified pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Guduan projects a .383 average, 10th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 723rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Guduan's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
148 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Guduan throws 53.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.8% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Guduan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
240 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Guduan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
40 of 240 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.0 mph separates Guduan's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 82.9.
148 and 84 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Guduan lands 53.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.7% of his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs, 84 of his breaking balls.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Guduan averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 281st in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Guduan releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
240 tracked pitches in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Guduan's slider leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 89.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
84 and 148 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Guduan puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.1% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 71 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Guduan, 29th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 569th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Guduan throws the slider 41.7% of the time against left-handers and 32.1% against right-handers.
168 pitches to right-handers, 72 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Guduan throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Guduan's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 97.9.
148 thrown, 61.7% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Guduan has thrown 8 sinkers this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 93.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
240 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Guduan's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,295 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
148 thrown in 2021.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Guduan throws a fastball 78.6% of the time, against 46.5% when he is ahead.
70 pitches behind in the count, 71 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Guduan goes to the slider: 48.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.2% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Guduan puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.1% when he is ahead.
70 located pitches behind, 71 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Guduan throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2021.
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 .258 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Guduan lands 53.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.7% of his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs, 84 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Guduan's 4-seam fastball moves 20.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
148 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Guduan's 4-seam fastball carries 13.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
148 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Guduan releases the ball from over the top, about 74 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
240 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Guduan releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
240 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Guduan lives in the strike zone: 49.6% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 79th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Guduan works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 61.7% of everything he throws.
240 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.0 mph separates Guduan's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 82.9.
148 and 84 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Guduan's slider leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 89.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
84 and 148 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Guduan throws the slider 41.7% of the time against left-handers and 32.1% against right-handers.
168 pitches to right-handers, 72 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Guduan's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 97.9.
148 thrown, 61.7% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Guduan has thrown 8 sinkers this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 93.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
240 classified pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Guduan's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,295 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
148 thrown in 2021.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Guduan projects a .383 average, 10th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 723rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Guduan, 29th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 569th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Guduan throws 53.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.8% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Guduan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
240 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Guduan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
40 of 240 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Guduan averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 281st in MLB.
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