When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Dull throws a fastball 64.1% of the time, against 35.7% when he is ahead.
64 pitches behind in the count, 70 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dull's slider moves 47.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
103 thrown, averaging 82.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dull throws the slider 52.9% of the time against right-handers and 26.3% against left-handers.
138 pitches to right-handers, 114 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dull lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
252 located pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dull throws a strike on the first pitch 70.4% of the time.
71 plate appearances started in 2019.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dull's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
134 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.8% of the contact Dull gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 728th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dull releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
252 tracked pitches in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dull's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.0.
134 thrown, 53.2% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Dull works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 597th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Dull projects a .460 average, 3rd percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 728th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dull puts 42.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
155 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dull's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.7 off his slider.
134 and 103 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dull puts 56.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.6% when he is ahead.
64 located pitches behind, 70 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.3% of Dull's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
36 of 252 located pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dull's stuff spins at 2,425 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 143rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dull averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 538th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dull works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 53.2% of everything he throws.
252 classified pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dull releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
252 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dull lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.9% of his breaking balls.
134 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dull goes to the slider: 45.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 39% the rest of the time.
75 two-strike pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dull's slider spins at 2,621 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
103 thrown in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dull works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
252 located pitches in 2019.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Dull, 34th percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 494th in MLB.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Dull throws a fastball 64.1% of the time, against 35.7% when he is ahead.
64 pitches behind in the count, 70 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dull throws a strike on the first pitch 70.4% of the time.
71 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dull puts 56.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.6% when he is ahead.
64 located pitches behind, 70 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dull goes to the slider: 45.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 39% the rest of the time.
75 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dull's slider moves 47.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
103 thrown, averaging 82.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dull's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
134 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dull throws the slider 52.9% of the time against right-handers and 26.3% against left-handers.
138 pitches to right-handers, 114 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dull's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.0.
134 thrown, 53.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dull's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 85.7 off his slider.
134 and 103 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dull works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 53.2% of everything he throws.
252 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dull's slider spins at 2,621 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
103 thrown in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dull lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
252 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.3% of Dull's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
36 of 252 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dull works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
252 located pitches in 2019.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.8% of the contact Dull gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 728th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Dull projects a .460 average, 3rd percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 728th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Dull, 34th percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 494th in MLB.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dull releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
252 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dull releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
252 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Dull works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
270 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 597th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dull puts 42.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
155 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dull's stuff spins at 2,425 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 143rd in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Dull averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 538th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dull lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.9% of his breaking balls.
134 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
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