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Steve Geltz

Rays Career team 2014–2016
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 38
Height 5' 10"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Newfane, NY
Born Nov 1, 1987

Key Insights

2016
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .436 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.

324 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Geltz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 84.2 off his splitter.

324 and 52 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Geltz throws a fastball 84.3% of the time, against 62.9% when he is ahead.

127 pitches behind in the count, 140 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

56% of the contact Geltz gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.

465 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 681st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Geltz's stuff spins at 2,069 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.

465 pitches in 2016. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 48th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Geltz works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 69.7% of everything he throws.

465 classified pitches in 2016.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 1, 1987
Birth Place Newfane, NY
Height 5' 10"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Buffalo