This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cishek goes to the 4-seam fastball: 43.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.6% the rest of the time.
360 two-strike pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cishek's sinker averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 93.0.
401 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cishek releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -4 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1175 tracked release points, averaging 4.3 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cishek's sinker moves 132.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
401 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cishek averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1175 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 716th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cishek puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
735 pitches to right-handed hitters, 440 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cishek throws the 4-seam fastball 46.1% of the time against left-handers and 17.7% against right-handers.
735 pitches to right-handers, 440 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cishek releases the ball 7.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1175 tracked pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cishek throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 57.9% when he is ahead.
337 pitches behind in the count, 335 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cishek is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
1175 pitches in 2022. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 133rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cishek's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
333 and 436 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cishek's 4-seam fastball carries 12.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
333 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cishek throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.4% with the bases empty.
252 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 923 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cishek puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.4% when he is ahead.
337 located pitches behind, 335 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Cishek's sinker from his slider, 89.8 against 76.5.
401 and 436 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cishek lands 48.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.1% of his breaking balls.
734 of his fastballs, 436 of his breaking balls.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cishek lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1175 located pitches in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cishek works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 37.1% of everything he throws.
1175 classified pitches in 2022.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cishek's stuff spins at 2,307 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
1175 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 260th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cishek projects a .335 average, 33rd percentile.
1175 pitches in 2022. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 519th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Cishek throws a strike on the first pitch 61.1% of the time.
288 plate appearances started in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cishek's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,377 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
333 thrown in 2022.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37% of the contact Cishek gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
1175 pitches in 2022. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 303rd in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cishek goes to the 4-seam fastball: 43.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.6% the rest of the time.
360 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cishek throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 57.9% when he is ahead.
337 pitches behind in the count, 335 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cishek puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.4% when he is ahead.
337 located pitches behind, 335 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Cishek throws a strike on the first pitch 61.1% of the time.
288 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cishek's sinker averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 93.0.
401 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Cishek throws the 4-seam fastball 46.1% of the time against left-handers and 17.7% against right-handers.
735 pitches to right-handers, 440 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cishek's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
333 and 436 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Cishek's sinker from his slider, 89.8 against 76.5.
401 and 436 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cishek works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 37.1% of everything he throws.
1175 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cishek's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,377 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
333 thrown in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cishek releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -4 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1175 tracked release points, averaging 4.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Cishek releases the ball 7.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1175 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cishek's sinker moves 132.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
401 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cishek's 4-seam fastball carries 12.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
333 thrown, averaging 89.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cishek averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
1175 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 716th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cishek puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
735 pitches to right-handed hitters, 440 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cishek is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
1175 pitches in 2022. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 133rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cishek projects a .335 average, 33rd percentile.
1175 pitches in 2022. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 519th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37% of the contact Cishek gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
1175 pitches in 2022. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 303rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Cishek throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.4% with the bases empty.
252 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 923 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cishek lands 48.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.1% of his breaking balls.
734 of his fastballs, 436 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cishek lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1175 located pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cishek's stuff spins at 2,307 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
1175 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 260th in MLB.
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