His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Maness's sinker averages 88.0 mph, and has touched 89.7.
90 thrown, 54.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Maness's sinker moves 18.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 88.0 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Maness lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
165 located pitches in 2017.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Maness averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 626th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Maness releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
165 tracked pitches in 2017.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 95.5 mph off the bat against Maness, 0th percentile.
165 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 701st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Maness puts 63.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.4% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 37 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Maness's stuff spins at 1,830 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 685th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
60.6% of the contact Maness gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
165 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 700th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Maness releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
165 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Maness works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 54.5% of everything he throws.
165 classified pitches in 2017.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Maness throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
45 plate appearances started in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maness projects a .461 average, 3rd percentile.
165 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 685th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Maness throws the curveball 25.5% of the time against right-handers and 4.5% against left-handers.
98 pitches to right-handers, 67 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.8% of Maness's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 165 located pitches.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Maness's sinker averages 88.0 mph, and has touched 89.7.
90 thrown, 54.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Maness works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 54.5% of everything he throws.
165 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Maness throws the curveball 25.5% of the time against right-handers and 4.5% against left-handers.
98 pitches to right-handers, 67 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Maness's sinker moves 18.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 88.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Maness lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
165 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.8% of Maness's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 165 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Maness averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 626th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Maness releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
165 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Maness releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
165 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 95.5 mph off the bat against Maness, 0th percentile.
165 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 701st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
60.6% of the contact Maness gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
165 pitches in 2017. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 700th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maness projects a .461 average, 3rd percentile.
165 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 685th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Maness puts 63.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.4% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 37 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Maness throws a strike on the first pitch 53.3% of the time.
45 plate appearances started in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Maness's stuff spins at 1,830 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 685th in MLB.
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