This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dugger goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.2% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dugger's 4-seam fastball averages 89.6 mph, and has touched 92.5.
70 thrown, 24.6% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .461 expected average against them, against .330 on his fastballs.
53 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dugger's sinker moves 107.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
53 thrown, averaging 89.7 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dugger averages 82.6 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 746th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dugger releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
284 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Dugger throws a strike on the first pitch 48.6% of the time.
72 plate appearances started in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dugger's slider leaves the bat at 98.2 mph, against 85.5 off his curveball.
55 and 53 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dugger puts 45.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dugger lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
284 located pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dugger throws the slider 42.1% of the time against right-handers and 4.1% against left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handers, 170 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dugger's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
70 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Dugger gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 715th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.1 mph separates Dugger's sinker from his curveball, 89.7 against 72.6.
53 and 53 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dugger lands 48% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.4% of his offspeed pitches.
123 of his fastballs, 53 of his offspeed pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Dugger's stuff spins at 2,028 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Dugger works off the plate, with only 41.9% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 593rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Dugger, 9th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 704th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Dugger projects a .358 average, 14th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dugger works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 24.6% of everything he throws.
284 classified pitches in 2022.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Dugger throws 39.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
66 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Dugger throws a fastball 42.4% of the time, against 50.8% when he is ahead.
99 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dugger releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
284 tracked pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Dugger's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 284 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dugger puts 49.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.1% when he is ahead.
99 located pitches behind, 59 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dugger's slider spins at 2,291 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
55 thrown in 2022.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dugger goes to the 4-seam fastball: 41.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.2% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Dugger throws a strike on the first pitch 48.6% of the time.
72 plate appearances started in 2022.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Dugger throws a fastball 42.4% of the time, against 50.8% when he is ahead.
99 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dugger puts 49.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.1% when he is ahead.
99 located pitches behind, 59 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dugger's 4-seam fastball averages 89.6 mph, and has touched 92.5.
70 thrown, 24.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dugger's slider leaves the bat at 98.2 mph, against 85.5 off his curveball.
55 and 53 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dugger throws the slider 42.1% of the time against right-handers and 4.1% against left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handers, 170 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.1 mph separates Dugger's sinker from his curveball, 89.7 against 72.6.
53 and 53 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dugger works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 24.6% of everything he throws.
284 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dugger's slider spins at 2,291 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
55 thrown in 2022.
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 offspeed pitches: a .461 expected average against them, against .330 on his fastballs.
53 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dugger lands 48% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.4% of his offspeed pitches.
123 of his fastballs, 53 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dugger's sinker moves 107.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
53 thrown, averaging 89.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dugger's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
70 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dugger averages 82.6 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2022. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 746th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dugger releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
284 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dugger releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
284 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dugger puts 45.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
114 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dugger lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
284 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Dugger's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 284 located pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Dugger gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 715th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Dugger, 9th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 704th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Dugger projects a .358 average, 14th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Dugger's stuff spins at 2,028 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Dugger works off the plate, with only 41.9% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
284 pitches in 2022. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 593rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Dugger throws 39.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.7% with the bases empty.
66 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.
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