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Tanner Scheppers

Rangers Career team 2012–2017
Number #52
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 4"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Mission Viejo, CA
Born Jan 17, 1987

Key Insights

2017
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Scheppers's 4-seam fastball moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

46 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Scheppers's 4-seam fastball carries 13.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

46 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Scheppers's curveball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 86.3 off his 4-seam fastball.

45 and 46 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's

Scheppers's curveball spins at 2,575 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.

45 thrown in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

11.8 mph separates Scheppers's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.1 against 82.2.

46 and 45 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Scheppers throws the 4-seam fastball 55.6% of the time against left-handers and 45.7% against right-handers.

46 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 17, 1987
Birth Place Mission Viejo, CA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Fresno State