His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Detwiler's cutter averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 88.5.
205 thrown, 43.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Detwiler's sinker moves 110.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Detwiler's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
119 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Detwiler's cutter leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 85.5 off his sinker.
205 and 118 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Detwiler lives in the strike zone: 49% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 103rd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Detwiler releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
465 tracked pitches in 2022.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Detwiler projects a .382 average, 6th percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 725th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Detwiler throws the 4-seam fastball 39.6% of the time against right-handers and 11.6% against left-handers.
230 pitches to right-handers, 241 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Detwiler goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.6% the rest of the time.
143 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Detwiler works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
471 located pitches in 2022.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Detwiler puts 50.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Detwiler, 21st percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 610th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Detwiler works with 3 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The cutter is 43.5% of everything he throws.
471 classified pitches in 2022.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Detwiler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
471 located pitches in 2022.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Detwiler's stuff spins at 2,135 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
471 pitches in 2022. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 546th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Detwiler puts 58.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.3% when he is ahead.
129 located pitches behind, 151 ahead.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Detwiler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
107 of 471 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Detwiler's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 92.4 against 86.0.
119 and 205 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.7% of the contact Detwiler gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 499th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Detwiler has thrown 16 curveballs this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 77.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
471 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Detwiler's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,244 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
119 thrown in 2022.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Detwiler's cutter averages 86.0 mph, and has touched 88.5.
205 thrown, 43.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Detwiler's cutter leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 85.5 off his sinker.
205 and 118 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Detwiler throws the 4-seam fastball 39.6% of the time against right-handers and 11.6% against left-handers.
230 pitches to right-handers, 241 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Detwiler works with 3 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The cutter is 43.5% of everything he throws.
471 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Detwiler's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 92.4 against 86.0.
119 and 205 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Detwiler has thrown 16 curveballs this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 77.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
471 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Detwiler's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,244 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
119 thrown in 2022.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Detwiler's sinker moves 110.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Detwiler's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
119 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Detwiler lives in the strike zone: 49% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 103rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Detwiler releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
465 tracked pitches in 2022.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Detwiler projects a .382 average, 6th percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 725th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Detwiler, 21st percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 610th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.7% of the contact Detwiler gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
471 pitches in 2022. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 499th 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 Detwiler goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.6% the rest of the time.
143 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Detwiler puts 58.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.3% when he is ahead.
129 located pitches behind, 151 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Detwiler works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
471 located pitches in 2022.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Detwiler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
471 located pitches in 2022.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Detwiler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
107 of 471 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Detwiler puts 50.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Detwiler's stuff spins at 2,135 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
471 pitches in 2022. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 546th in MLB.
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Career team 2007–2014