One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Buchter's curveball moves 103.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
110 thrown, averaging 76.2 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Buchter throws a fastball 79.2% of the time, against 54.2% when he is ahead.
101 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buchter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.1 off his curveball.
151 and 110 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Buchter's 4-seam fastball carries 18.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
151 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Buchter averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 742nd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Buchter throws 48.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.4% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Buchter releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
294 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Buchter's 4-seam fastball averages 90.5 mph, and has touched 92.1.
151 thrown, 51.4% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .372 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Buchter goes to the curveball: 46.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.9% the rest of the time.
62 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Buchter works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15% of Buchter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 294 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Buchter, 13th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 701st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.3 mph separates Buchter's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.5 against 76.2.
151 and 110 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.8% of the contact Buchter gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 695th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Buchter works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
294 located pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Buchter works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 51.4% of everything he throws.
294 classified pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Buchter throws a strike on the first pitch 55.1% of the time.
78 plate appearances started in 2021.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Buchter's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 572nd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Buchter releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
294 tracked pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Buchter throws the 4-seam fastball 57% of the time against right-handers and 43.4% against left-handers.
172 pitches to right-handers, 122 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Buchter's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,217 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
151 thrown in 2021.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Buchter's curveball moves 103.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
110 thrown, averaging 76.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Buchter's 4-seam fastball carries 18.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
151 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Buchter throws a fastball 79.2% of the time, against 54.2% when he is ahead.
101 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Buchter goes to the curveball: 46.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.9% the rest of the time.
62 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Buchter throws a strike on the first pitch 55.1% of the time.
78 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buchter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.1 off his curveball.
151 and 110 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Buchter's 4-seam fastball averages 90.5 mph, and has touched 92.1.
151 thrown, 51.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.3 mph separates Buchter's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.5 against 76.2.
151 and 110 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Buchter works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 51.4% of everything he throws.
294 classified pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Buchter throws the 4-seam fastball 57% of the time against right-handers and 43.4% against left-handers.
172 pitches to right-handers, 122 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Buchter's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,217 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
151 thrown in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Buchter averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 742nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Buchter throws 48.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.4% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 218 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Buchter releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
294 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Buchter releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
294 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .372 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He cannot find the zone often enough
Buchter works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15% of Buchter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 294 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Buchter works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
294 located pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Buchter, 13th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 701st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.8% of the contact Buchter gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 695th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Buchter's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 572nd in MLB.
Padres
Career team 2016–2017