His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weber's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 89.4.
95 thrown, 52.2% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .445 expected average against them, against .295 on his fastballs.
61 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weber's sinker moves 142.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
95 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Weber averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 752nd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weber releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
182 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Weber lives in the strike zone: 50.5% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
182 pitches in 2023. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 56th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Weber throws a fastball 66.7% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
42 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weber lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
182 located pitches in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weber's sinker leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 84.7 off his slider.
95 and 61 of them thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Weber releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
182 tracked pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weber puts 69% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
42 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weber throws the changeup 27.8% of the time against left-handers and 1.1% against right-handers.
92 pitches to right-handers, 90 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weber works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 52.2% of everything he throws.
182 classified pitches in 2023.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Weber lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.6% of his breaking balls.
95 of his fastballs, 61 of his breaking balls.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Weber throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2023.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Weber's stuff spins at 2,134 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 550th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Weber projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
182 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 494th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Weber's sinker from his slider, 88.2 against 78.4.
95 and 61 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weber's slider spins at 2,288 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
61 thrown in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weber's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 89.4.
95 thrown, 52.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weber's sinker leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 84.7 off his slider.
95 and 61 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weber throws the changeup 27.8% of the time against left-handers and 1.1% against right-handers.
92 pitches to right-handers, 90 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weber works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 52.2% of everything he throws.
182 classified pitches in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Weber's sinker from his slider, 88.2 against 78.4.
95 and 61 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weber's slider spins at 2,288 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
61 thrown in 2023.
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 breaking balls: a .445 expected average against them, against .295 on his fastballs.
61 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Weber lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.6% of his breaking balls.
95 of his fastballs, 61 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weber's sinker moves 142.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
95 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Weber averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 752nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weber releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
182 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Weber releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
182 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Weber lives in the strike zone: 50.5% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
182 pitches in 2023. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 56th 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 Weber throws a fastball 66.7% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
42 pitches behind in the count, 51 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weber puts 69% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
42 located pitches behind, 51 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Weber throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weber lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
182 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Weber's stuff spins at 2,134 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2023. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 550th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Weber projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
182 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 494th in MLB.
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