His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Melville's 4-seam fastball averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 92.0.
188 thrown, 33.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Melville's 4-seam fastball moves 65.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
188 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Melville works off the plate, with only 37.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 709th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Melville averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 687th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Melville goes to the slider: 64.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 51% the rest of the time.
151 two-strike pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Melville's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
188 and 308 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Melville lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
563 located pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Melville releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
563 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Melville's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
188 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .428 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Melville throws 33.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
168 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 396 with the bases empty.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Melville throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
143 plate appearances started in 2019.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Melville, 15th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 642nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Melville works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The slider is 54.7% of everything he throws.
563 classified pitches in 2019.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Melville puts 39.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 35.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
238 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Melville projects a .403 average, 16th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 632nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Melville releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
563 tracked pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Melville throws the slider 61.8% of the time against right-handers and 49.5% against left-handers.
238 pitches to right-handers, 325 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Melville lands 44.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.5% of his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs, 341 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Melville's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
105 of 563 located pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Melville's stuff spins at 2,192 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 470th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.1 mph separates Melville's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.2 against 83.1.
188 and 308 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Melville gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 465th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Melville's slider spins at 2,285 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
308 thrown in 2019.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Melville's 4-seam fastball averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 92.0.
188 thrown, 33.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Melville's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
188 and 308 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Melville works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Curveball. The slider is 54.7% of everything he throws.
563 classified pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Melville throws the slider 61.8% of the time against right-handers and 49.5% against left-handers.
238 pitches to right-handers, 325 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.1 mph separates Melville's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 89.2 against 83.1.
188 and 308 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Melville's slider spins at 2,285 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
308 thrown in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Melville's 4-seam fastball moves 65.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
188 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Melville's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
188 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Melville works off the plate, with only 37.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 709th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Melville averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 687th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Melville goes to the slider: 64.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 51% the rest of the time.
151 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Melville throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
143 plate appearances started in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Melville lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
563 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of Melville's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
105 of 563 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Melville releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
563 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Melville releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
563 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 .362 on his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Melville lands 44.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.5% of his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs, 341 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Melville throws 33.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
168 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 396 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Melville, 15th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 642nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Melville projects a .403 average, 16th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 632nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Melville gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 465th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Melville puts 39.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 35.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
238 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Melville's stuff spins at 2,192 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 470th in MLB.
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