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Ryan Vogelsong

Giants Career team 2000–2015
Number #14
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 49
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Charlotte, NC
Born Jul 22, 1977

Key Insights

2016
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Vogelsong's 4-seam fastball averages 90.2 mph, and has touched 94.2.

514 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on

Vogelsong's fastball averages 90.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.6 past his 75th.

339 early fastballs, 57 late ones.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Vogelsong's changeup leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.

178 and 167 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Vogelsong goes to the 4-seam fastball: 43.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.8% the rest of the time.

343 two-strike pitches in 2016.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Vogelsong averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.

1390 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 521st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

14.4 mph separates Vogelsong's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.2 against 75.8.

514 and 215 of them respectively.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 22, 1977
Birth Place Charlotte, NC
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Kutztown