One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .428 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
175 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hearn's 4-seam fastball moves 75.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hearn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
152 and 125 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hearn's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hearn averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2023. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 117th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hearn's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.8.
152 thrown, 48.6% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hearn releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
313 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hearn throws a fastball 66.7% of the time, against 54.1% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hearn projects a .366 average, 13th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 675th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hearn lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 205th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hearn goes to the slider: 45.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.9% the rest of the time.
115 two-strike pitches in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hearn works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.6% of everything he throws.
313 classified pitches in 2023.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.6% of Hearn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
74 of 313 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hearn works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
313 located pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hearn throws the 4-seam fastball 55% of the time against right-handers and 38.7% against left-handers.
189 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hearn's stuff spins at 2,152 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2023. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 525th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hearn is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 248th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hearn releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
313 tracked pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hearn puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.7% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hearn has thrown 13 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 90.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
313 classified pitches in 2023.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.5% of the contact Hearn gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 476th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hearn's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,276 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
152 thrown in 2023.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .428 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
175 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hearn's 4-seam fastball moves 75.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hearn's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hearn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
152 and 125 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hearn's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.8.
152 thrown, 48.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hearn works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.6% of everything he throws.
313 classified pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hearn throws the 4-seam fastball 55% of the time against right-handers and 38.7% against left-handers.
189 pitches to right-handers, 124 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hearn has thrown 13 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 90.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
313 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hearn's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,276 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
152 thrown in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hearn averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2023. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 117th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hearn releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
313 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hearn releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
313 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hearn throws a fastball 66.7% of the time, against 54.1% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hearn goes to the slider: 45.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.9% the rest of the time.
115 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hearn puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.7% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hearn projects a .366 average, 13th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 675th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hearn is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 248th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.5% of the contact Hearn gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 476th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hearn lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
313 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 205th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.6% of Hearn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
74 of 313 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hearn works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
313 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hearn's stuff spins at 2,152 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2023. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 525th in MLB.
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