His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vieira's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 100.5.
298 thrown, 40.4% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Vieira throws a fastball 73.6% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
227 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vieira's sinker moves 107.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
298 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vieira averages 94.0 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
737 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 31st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .291 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vieira's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
167 thrown, averaging 97.7 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vieira goes to the slider: 45.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.8% the rest of the time.
222 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Vieira lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
737 located pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vieira releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
737 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vieira's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.4 off his sinker.
167 and 298 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Vieira gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 642nd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vieira puts 48.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
420 pitches to right-handed hitters, 317 to left-handed hitters.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Vieira releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
737 tracked pitches in 2024.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vieira works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 40.4% of everything he throws.
737 classified pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vieira lands 51.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.9% of his breaking balls.
465 of his fastballs, 266 of his breaking balls.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vieira lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 278th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Vieira's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 737 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vieira puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.6% when he is ahead.
227 located pitches behind, 206 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Vieira's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.7 against 88.3.
167 and 266 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Vieira, 37th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 482nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vieira's slider spins at 2,293 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
266 thrown in 2024.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Vieira's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 100.5.
298 thrown, 40.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vieira's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.4 off his sinker.
167 and 298 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Vieira works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 40.4% of everything he throws.
737 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Vieira's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.7 against 88.3.
167 and 266 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Vieira's slider spins at 2,293 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
266 thrown in 2024.
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 Vieira throws a fastball 73.6% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
227 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Vieira goes to the slider: 45.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.8% the rest of the time.
222 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Vieira puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.6% when he is ahead.
227 located pitches behind, 206 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Vieira's sinker moves 107.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
298 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Vieira's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
167 thrown, averaging 97.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vieira averages 94.0 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
737 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 31st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .291 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Vieira lands 51.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.9% of his breaking balls.
465 of his fastballs, 266 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
Vieira lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
737 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Vieira's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 737 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Vieira releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
737 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Vieira releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
737 tracked pitches in 2024.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Vieira gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 642nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Vieira, 37th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 482nd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Vieira puts 48.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
420 pitches to right-handed hitters, 317 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vieira lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 278th in MLB.
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