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Shawn Tolleson

Rangers Career team 2014–2016
Number #38
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Dallas, TX
Born Jan 19, 1988

Key Insights

2016
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Tolleson throws a fastball 82.9% of the time, against 55.3% when he is ahead.

170 pitches behind in the count, 170 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Tolleson works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 60.1% of everything he throws.

657 classified pitches in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Tolleson throws the changeup 21.5% of the time against left-handers and 2.4% against right-handers.

373 pitches to right-handers, 284 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Tolleson goes to the slider: 28.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.

185 two-strike pitches in 2016.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

44.1% of the contact Tolleson gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.

659 pitches in 2016. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 530th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Tolleson's slider leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 89.7 off his 4-seam fastball.

143 and 395 of them thrown.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 19, 1988
Birth Place Dallas, TX
Height 6' 2"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Baylor