He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Oh puts 43.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 54.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Oh's 4-seam fastball moves 45.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Oh throws 36.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.5% with the bases empty.
65 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 308 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Oh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 85.0 off his cutter.
158 and 144 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Oh averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
373 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 684th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.7 mph separates Oh's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.1 against 73.4.
158 and 52 of them respectively.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .453 expected average against them, against .366 on his breaking balls.
302 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Oh releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
372 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 Oh goes to the cutter: 47.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.3% the rest of the time.
127 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Oh projects a .448 average, 4th percentile.
373 pitches in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 720th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Oh's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Oh lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
373 pitches in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 125th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Oh releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
372 tracked pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Oh throws a fastball 93.8% of the time, against 77.1% when he is ahead.
96 pitches behind in the count, 131 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Oh's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.0.
158 thrown, 42.5% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Oh works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
372 located pitches in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Oh lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
372 located pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Oh throws a strike on the first pitch 65.2% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Oh throws the cutter 44.8% of the time against right-handers and 27.8% against left-handers.
239 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Oh works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 42.5% of everything he throws.
372 classified pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Oh puts 53.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.2% when he is ahead.
96 located pitches behind, 131 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Oh's curveball spins at 2,454 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Oh has thrown 17 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 82.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
372 classified pitches in 2019.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Oh puts 43.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 54.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Oh's 4-seam fastball moves 45.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Oh's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 91.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Oh throws 36.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.5% with the bases empty.
65 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 308 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Oh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 85.0 off his cutter.
158 and 144 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.7 mph separates Oh's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.1 against 73.4.
158 and 52 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Oh's 4-seam fastball averages 91.1 mph, and has touched 93.0.
158 thrown, 42.5% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Oh throws the cutter 44.8% of the time against right-handers and 27.8% against left-handers.
239 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Oh works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 42.5% of everything he throws.
372 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Oh's curveball spins at 2,454 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Oh has thrown 17 changeups this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 82.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
372 classified pitches in 2019.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Oh averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
373 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 684th in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .453 expected average against them, against .366 on his breaking balls.
302 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Oh releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
372 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Oh releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
372 tracked pitches in 2019.
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 Oh goes to the cutter: 47.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.3% the rest of the time.
127 two-strike pitches in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Oh throws a fastball 93.8% of the time, against 77.1% when he is ahead.
96 pitches behind in the count, 131 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Oh throws a strike on the first pitch 65.2% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Oh puts 53.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.2% when he is ahead.
96 located pitches behind, 131 ahead.
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 Oh projects a .448 average, 4th percentile.
373 pitches in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 720th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Oh lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
373 pitches in 2019. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 125th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Oh works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
372 located pitches in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Oh lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
372 located pitches in 2019.
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