One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dyson's sinker moves 120.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
383 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dyson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
84 and 90 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Dyson throws a fastball 89.8% of the time, against 66.8% when he is ahead.
205 pitches behind in the count, 247 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dyson puts 50.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
500 pitches to right-handed hitters, 348 to left-handed hitters.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dyson releases the ball 5.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
847 tracked pitches in 2019.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dyson lands 50.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.7% of his offspeed pitches.
698 of his fastballs, 90 of his offspeed pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Dyson averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
848 pitches in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 126th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Dyson lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
848 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 142nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dyson's slider spins at 3,269 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dyson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
847 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dyson goes to the changeup: 18.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.9% the rest of the time.
217 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dyson projects a .327 average, 87th percentile.
848 pitches in 2019. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 99th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dyson throws the sinker 53.2% of the time against right-handers and 33.7% against left-handers.
500 pitches to right-handers, 347 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dyson's 4-seam fastball carries 12.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dyson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
847 located pitches in 2019.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dyson's stuff spins at 2,394 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
848 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 180th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dyson works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 45.2% of everything he throws.
847 classified pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dyson puts 56.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.1% when he is ahead.
205 located pitches behind, 247 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dyson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
847 located pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dyson throws a strike on the first pitch 63.9% of the time.
249 plate appearances started in 2019.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .299 on his offspeed pitches.
698 of his fastballs thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Dyson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.0 against 82.8.
84 and 59 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dyson's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.8.
383 thrown, 45.2% of his pitches.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Dyson's sinker moves 120.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
383 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dyson's 4-seam fastball carries 12.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dyson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
84 and 90 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dyson's slider spins at 3,269 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dyson throws the sinker 53.2% of the time against right-handers and 33.7% against left-handers.
500 pitches to right-handers, 347 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dyson works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 45.2% of everything he throws.
847 classified pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Dyson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.0 against 82.8.
84 and 59 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dyson's sinker averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 96.8.
383 thrown, 45.2% of his pitches.
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 Dyson throws a fastball 89.8% of the time, against 66.8% when he is ahead.
205 pitches behind in the count, 247 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dyson goes to the changeup: 18.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.9% the rest of the time.
217 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dyson puts 56.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.1% when he is ahead.
205 located pitches behind, 247 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dyson throws a strike on the first pitch 63.9% of the time.
249 plate appearances started in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dyson puts 50.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
500 pitches to right-handed hitters, 348 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Dyson releases the ball 5.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
847 tracked pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dyson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
847 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dyson lands 50.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.7% of his offspeed pitches.
698 of his fastballs, 90 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .299 on his offspeed pitches.
698 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Dyson averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
848 pitches in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 126th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Dyson lives in the strike zone: 47.1% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
848 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 142nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dyson projects a .327 average, 87th percentile.
848 pitches in 2019. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 99th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Dyson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
847 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Dyson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
847 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dyson's stuff spins at 2,394 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
848 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 180th in MLB.
Rangers
Career team 2015–2017