One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Collins's slider moves 31.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Collins releases the ball from over the top, about 76 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
160 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Collins's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
75 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Collins puts 60.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 21.2% when he is ahead.
46 located pitches behind, 33 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 23.3% of the contact Collins gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
160 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 7th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Collins releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
160 tracked pitches in 2019.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Collins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
160 located pitches in 2019.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Collins works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 46.9% of everything he throws.
160 classified pitches in 2019.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Collins goes to the curveball: 29.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.5% the rest of the time.
41 two-strike pitches in 2019.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Collins is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
160 pitches in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 68th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Collins throws 40% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 100 with the bases empty.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Collins's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 93.4.
75 thrown, 46.9% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Collins works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
160 located pitches in 2019.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Collins averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
160 pitches in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 537th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Collins projects a .324 average, 88th percentile.
160 pitches in 2019. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 92nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Collins throws the curveball 26.7% of the time against right-handers and 14.3% against left-handers.
90 pitches to right-handers, 70 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Collins's stuff spins at 2,340 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
160 pitches in 2019. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 254th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Collins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
29 of 160 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Collins's slider spins at 2,294 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2019.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Collins's slider moves 31.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Collins's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
75 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Collins releases the ball from over the top, about 76 degrees above horizontal and 0.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
160 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Collins releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
160 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Collins puts 60.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 21.2% when he is ahead.
46 located pitches behind, 33 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Collins goes to the curveball: 29.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.5% the rest of the time.
41 two-strike pitches in 2019.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 23.3% of the contact Collins gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
160 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 7th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Collins is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
160 pitches in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 68th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Collins projects a .324 average, 88th percentile.
160 pitches in 2019. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 92nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Collins lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
160 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on one side of the plate
Collins works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
160 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Collins's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
29 of 160 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Collins works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 46.9% of everything he throws.
160 classified pitches in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Collins's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 93.4.
75 thrown, 46.9% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Collins throws the curveball 26.7% of the time against right-handers and 14.3% against left-handers.
90 pitches to right-handers, 70 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Collins's slider spins at 2,294 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2019.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Collins throws 40% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 100 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Collins averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
160 pitches in 2019. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 537th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Collins's stuff spins at 2,340 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
160 pitches in 2019. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 254th in MLB.
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