One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wick's slider moves 72.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 82.2 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
18.1 mph separates Wick's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.9 against 76.8.
633 and 243 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wick's knuckle curve carries 18.1 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
243 thrown, averaging 76.8 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .393 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
830 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wick projects a .375 average, 8th percentile.
1153 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 710th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wick lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
1153 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 164th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wick works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Cutter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
1134 classified pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wick throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 67% when he is ahead.
288 pitches behind in the count, 342 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wick goes to the knuckle curve: 26.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.
338 two-strike pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wick's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.8.
633 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wick releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1134 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wick's knuckle curve spins at 2,604 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
243 thrown in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wick works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1134 located pitches in 2022.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wick averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
1153 pitches in 2022. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 273rd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wick lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.3% of his breaking balls.
830 of his fastballs, 303 of his breaking balls.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wick's stuff spins at 2,319 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
1153 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 240th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wick puts 48.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
596 pitches to right-handed hitters, 557 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wick's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 85.3 off his knuckle curve.
633 and 243 of them thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Wick releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1134 tracked pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wick throws the knuckle curve 29.4% of the time against left-handers and 13.9% against right-handers.
583 pitches to right-handers, 551 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wick puts 56.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.8% when he is ahead.
288 located pitches behind, 342 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.4% of the contact Wick gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
1153 pitches in 2022. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 489th in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wick's slider moves 72.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 82.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wick's knuckle curve carries 18.1 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
243 thrown, averaging 76.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
18.1 mph separates Wick's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.9 against 76.8.
633 and 243 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wick works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Cutter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
1134 classified pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wick's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.8.
633 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wick's knuckle curve spins at 2,604 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
243 thrown in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wick's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 85.3 off his knuckle curve.
633 and 243 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wick throws the knuckle curve 29.4% of the time against left-handers and 13.9% against right-handers.
583 pitches to right-handers, 551 to left-handers.
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 .393 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
830 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wick lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.3% of his breaking balls.
830 of his fastballs, 303 of his breaking balls.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wick projects a .375 average, 8th percentile.
1153 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 710th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.4% of the contact Wick gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
1153 pitches in 2022. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 489th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wick lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
1153 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 164th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wick throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 67% when he is ahead.
288 pitches behind in the count, 342 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wick goes to the knuckle curve: 26.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.
338 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wick puts 56.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.8% when he is ahead.
288 located pitches behind, 342 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wick releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1134 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Wick releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1134 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Wick works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1134 located pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wick averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
1153 pitches in 2022. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 273rd in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wick's stuff spins at 2,319 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
1153 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 240th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wick puts 48.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
596 pitches to right-handed hitters, 557 to left-handed hitters.
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