His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marcum's cutter averages 83.2 mph, and has touched 86.1.
186 thrown, 33.2% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Marcum averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 661st in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Marcum throws a fastball 82.1% of the time, against 58.3% when he is ahead.
151 pitches behind in the count, 151 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marcum's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 83.0 off his curveball.
148 and 44 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marcum goes to the changeup: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marcum throws the cutter 49.2% of the time against right-handers and 20.8% against left-handers.
244 pitches to right-handers, 317 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Marcum's stuff spins at 1,410 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 598th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Marcum's fastball averages 84.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 83.7 past his 75th.
130 early fastballs, 53 late ones.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Marcum projects a .384 average, 21st percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 543rd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.8 mph separates Marcum's sinker from his curveball, 85.4 against 71.6.
56 and 44 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marcum works with 5 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 33.2% of everything he throws.
561 classified pitches in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .364 on his breaking balls.
390 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Marcum gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 444th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Marcum throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2015.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marcum has thrown 16 sliders this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 79.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
561 classified pitches in 2015.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marcum's cutter averages 83.2 mph, and has touched 86.1.
186 thrown, 33.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marcum's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 83.0 off his curveball.
148 and 44 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marcum throws the cutter 49.2% of the time against right-handers and 20.8% against left-handers.
244 pitches to right-handers, 317 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.8 mph separates Marcum's sinker from his curveball, 85.4 against 71.6.
56 and 44 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marcum works with 5 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 33.2% of everything he throws.
561 classified pitches in 2015.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marcum has thrown 16 sliders this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 79.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
561 classified pitches in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Marcum averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 661st in MLB.
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 Marcum throws a fastball 82.1% of the time, against 58.3% when he is ahead.
151 pitches behind in the count, 151 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marcum goes to the changeup: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Marcum throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Marcum's stuff spins at 1,410 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 598th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Marcum's fastball averages 84.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 83.7 past his 75th.
130 early fastballs, 53 late ones.
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 Marcum projects a .384 average, 21st percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 543rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Marcum gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 444th 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 .390 expected average against them, against .364 on his breaking balls.
390 of his fastballs thrown.
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