One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .481 expected average against them, against .358 on his fastballs.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Koehler's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
539 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Koehler releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1276 tracked pitches in 2017.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Koehler throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
267 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1015 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Koehler's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.2 against 78.8.
122 and 270 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Koehler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1276 located pitches in 2017.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Koehler throws a strike on the first pitch 54.2% of the time.
332 plate appearances started in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Koehler throws the slider 30% of the time against right-handers and 10.1% against left-handers.
670 pitches to right-handers, 595 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Koehler, 15th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 596th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Koehler works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 522nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Koehler puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.1% when he is ahead.
382 located pitches behind, 311 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Koehler puts 43.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
682 pitches to right-handed hitters, 600 to left-handed hitters.
He lives on one side of the plate
Koehler works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1276 located pitches in 2017.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Koehler projects a .390 average, 18th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 575th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Koehler's fastball averages 93.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.5 past his 75th.
275 early fastballs, 68 late ones.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Koehler works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 42.6% of everything he throws.
1265 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Koehler's sinker moves 11.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Koehler goes to the knuckle curve: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.
338 two-strike pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Koehler's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 87.8 off his knuckle curve.
73 and 270 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Koehler averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
1282 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 444th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41% of the contact Koehler gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 519th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Koehler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
224 of 1276 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Koehler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1276 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Koehler's knuckle curve spins at 2,508 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
270 thrown in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Koehler's 4-seam fastball averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.9.
539 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .481 expected average against them, against .358 on his fastballs.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Koehler's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
539 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Koehler's sinker moves 11.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Koehler releases the ball 5.4 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1276 tracked pitches in 2017.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Koehler's fastball averages 93.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.5 past his 75th.
275 early fastballs, 68 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Koehler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1276 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Koehler throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
267 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1015 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Koehler's sinker from his knuckle curve, 93.2 against 78.8.
122 and 270 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Koehler throws the slider 30% of the time against right-handers and 10.1% against left-handers.
670 pitches to right-handers, 595 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Koehler works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 42.6% of everything he throws.
1265 classified pitches in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Koehler's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 87.8 off his knuckle curve.
73 and 270 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Koehler's knuckle curve spins at 2,508 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
270 thrown in 2017.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Koehler's 4-seam fastball averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.9.
539 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Koehler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1276 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Koehler works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1276 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Koehler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
224 of 1276 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Koehler throws a strike on the first pitch 54.2% of the time.
332 plate appearances started in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Koehler puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.1% when he is ahead.
382 located pitches behind, 311 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Koehler goes to the knuckle curve: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.
338 two-strike pitches in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Koehler, 15th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 596th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Koehler projects a .390 average, 18th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 575th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41% of the contact Koehler gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 519th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Koehler works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 522nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Koehler puts 43.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
682 pitches to right-handed hitters, 600 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Koehler averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
1282 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 444th in MLB.
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Career team 2012 to 2017