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Ross Ohlendorf

Pirates Career team 2008–2011
Number #27
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 4"
Weight 240 lbs
Birth Place Austin, TX
Born Aug 8, 1982

Key Insights

2016
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Ohlendorf goes to the slider: 40% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.4% the rest of the time.

315 two-strike pitches in 2016.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .456 expected average against them, against .337 on his offspeed pitches.

239 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Ohlendorf's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 81.0 off his sinker.

647 and 61 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Ohlendorf throws a fastball 76.7% of the time, against 45.5% when he is ahead.

344 pitches behind in the count, 288 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Ohlendorf works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 57% of everything he throws.

1136 classified pitches in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Ohlendorf throws the slider 29.8% of the time against right-handers and 9.4% against left-handers.

635 pitches to right-handers, 501 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 8, 1982
Birth Place Austin, TX
Height 6' 4"
Weight 240 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Princeton