His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Feldman's cutter averages 88.3 mph, and has touched 91.9.
648 thrown, 34% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .488 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
78 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Feldman throws a fastball 80.6% of the time, against 56.8% when he is ahead.
526 pitches behind in the count, 516 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Feldman's changeup moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Feldman averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
1909 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 635th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Feldman's sinker leaves the bat at 89.1 mph, against 82.1 off his curveball.
557 and 505 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Feldman puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.5% when he is ahead.
526 located pitches behind, 516 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Feldman throws the sinker 43% of the time against right-handers and 15% against left-handers.
967 pitches to right-handers, 938 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Feldman's 4-seam fastball carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Feldman releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1905 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Feldman throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
409 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1500 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.9% of the contact Feldman gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 93rd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Feldman works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1905 located pitches in 2017.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Feldman goes to the curveball: 33.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.4% the rest of the time.
579 two-strike pitches in 2017.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Feldman is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 114th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Feldman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1905 located pitches in 2017.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Feldman lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.6% of his offspeed pitches.
1321 of his fastballs, 78 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Feldman's sinker from his curveball, 89.4 against 75.5.
557 and 505 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Feldman projects a .389 average, 19th percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 567th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Feldman works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 34% of everything he throws.
1905 classified pitches in 2017.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Feldman releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1905 tracked pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Feldman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
332 of 1905 located pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Feldman lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 275th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Feldman's curveball spins at 2,504 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
505 thrown in 2017.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Feldman has thrown 78 changeups this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 81.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1905 classified pitches in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Feldman's cutter averages 88.3 mph, and has touched 91.9.
648 thrown, 34% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Feldman's sinker leaves the bat at 89.1 mph, against 82.1 off his curveball.
557 and 505 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Feldman throws the sinker 43% of the time against right-handers and 15% against left-handers.
967 pitches to right-handers, 938 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Feldman's sinker from his curveball, 89.4 against 75.5.
557 and 505 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Feldman works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The cutter is 34% of everything he throws.
1905 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Feldman's curveball spins at 2,504 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
505 thrown in 2017.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Feldman has thrown 78 changeups this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 81.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1905 classified pitches in 2017.
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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 offspeed pitches: a .488 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
78 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Feldman lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.6% of his offspeed pitches.
1321 of his fastballs, 78 of his offspeed pitches.
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 Feldman throws a fastball 80.6% of the time, against 56.8% when he is ahead.
526 pitches behind in the count, 516 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Feldman puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.5% when he is ahead.
526 located pitches behind, 516 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Feldman goes to the curveball: 33.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.4% the rest of the time.
579 two-strike pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Feldman's changeup moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Feldman's 4-seam fastball carries 14.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Feldman averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
1909 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 635th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Feldman releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1905 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Feldman releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1905 tracked pitches in 2017.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Feldman throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
409 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1500 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.9% of the contact Feldman gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 93rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Feldman is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 114th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Feldman projects a .389 average, 19th percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 567th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Feldman works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1905 located pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Feldman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1905 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Feldman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
332 of 1905 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Feldman lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
1909 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 275th in MLB.
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