One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kazmir's changeup moves 94.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 80.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kazmir's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.0 mph, against 87.8 off his changeup.
112 and 64 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .426 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Kazmir lands 58.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his offspeed pitches.
113 of his fastballs, 64 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Kazmir's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
112 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Kazmir, 5th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 762nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Kazmir's stuff spins at 1,913 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 766th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kazmir throws the changeup 38.7% of the time against right-handers and 13.8% against left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handers, 65 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Kazmir releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
207 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kazmir lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
207 located pitches in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Kazmir gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 744th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kazmir works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
207 classified pitches in 2021.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Kazmir releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
207 tracked pitches in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kazmir goes to the 4-seam fastball: 57.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 52.7% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kazmir projects a .376 average, 12th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 706th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Kazmir throws a strike on the first pitch 56.4% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Kazmir works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
207 located pitches in 2021.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kazmir averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 526th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Kazmir's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.4 against 80.5.
112 and 64 of them respectively.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kazmir lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 297th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kazmir's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 95.2.
112 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Kazmir's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 207 located pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kazmir's changeup moves 94.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 80.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Kazmir's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
112 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kazmir's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.0 mph, against 87.8 off his changeup.
112 and 64 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kazmir throws the changeup 38.7% of the time against right-handers and 13.8% against left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handers, 65 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kazmir works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
207 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Kazmir's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.4 against 80.5.
112 and 64 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kazmir's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 95.2.
112 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
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 .426 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Kazmir lands 58.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his offspeed pitches.
113 of his fastballs, 64 of his offspeed pitches.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Kazmir, 5th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 762nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Kazmir gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 744th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kazmir projects a .376 average, 12th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 706th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Kazmir's stuff spins at 1,913 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 766th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Kazmir releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
207 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Kazmir releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
207 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kazmir lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
207 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Kazmir works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
207 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Kazmir's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
44 of 207 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kazmir goes to the 4-seam fastball: 57.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 52.7% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Kazmir throws a strike on the first pitch 56.4% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kazmir averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 526th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kazmir lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 297th in MLB.
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