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Steve Delabar

Blue Jays Career team 2012–2015
Number #52
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 6' 5"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Fort Knox, KY
Born Jul 17, 1983

Key Insights

2016
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Delabar averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.

170 pitches in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 88th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Delabar works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 77.1% of everything he throws.

170 classified pitches in 2016.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Delabar projects a .246 average, 99th percentile.

170 pitches in 2016. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 7th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Delabar goes to the changeup: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.1% the rest of the time.

48 two-strike pitches in 2016.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Delabar's stuff spins at 1,980 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.

170 pitches in 2016. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 87th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak

Contact against Delabar is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.

170 pitches in 2016. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 109th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 17, 1983
Birth Place Fort Knox, KY
Height 6' 5"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right