When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lakins Sr. throws a fastball 83.1% of the time, against 42.6% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 54 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .474 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
123 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lakins Sr.'s slider moves 75.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 82.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lakins Sr.'s cutter leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 89.0 off his slider.
40 and 44 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lakins Sr. throws the cutter 39.3% of the time against left-handers and 11.8% against right-handers.
152 pitches to right-handers, 56 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lakins Sr.'s 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lakins Sr. projects a .411 average, 3rd percentile.
208 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 751st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lakins Sr. 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.
208 located pitches in 2022.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Lakins Sr., 5th percentile.
208 pitches in 2022. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 735th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lakins Sr. goes to the slider: 27.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.3% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lakins Sr. releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
208 tracked pitches in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lakins Sr. lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
123 of his fastballs, 62 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lakins Sr.'s slider spins at 2,662 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
44 thrown in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Lakins Sr. works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
208 located pitches in 2022.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lakins Sr.'s stuff spins at 2,352 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
208 pitches in 2022. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 193rd in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.9% of Lakins Sr.'s pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
33 of 208 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lakins Sr. works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.9% of everything he throws.
208 classified pitches in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lakins Sr. throws a strike on the first pitch 56% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lakins Sr. releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
208 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Lakins Sr.'s 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.0 against 82.7.
81 and 44 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lakins Sr.'s 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.0.
81 thrown, 38.9% of his pitches.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lakins Sr. throws a fastball 83.1% of the time, against 42.6% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 54 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lakins Sr. goes to the slider: 27.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.3% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lakins Sr. throws a strike on the first pitch 56% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2022.
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 .474 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
123 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lakins Sr. lands 54.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
123 of his fastballs, 62 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lakins Sr.'s slider moves 75.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 82.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lakins Sr.'s 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 94.0 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 Lakins Sr.'s cutter leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 89.0 off his slider.
40 and 44 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lakins Sr. throws the cutter 39.3% of the time against left-handers and 11.8% against right-handers.
152 pitches to right-handers, 56 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lakins Sr.'s slider spins at 2,662 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
44 thrown in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lakins Sr. works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.9% of everything he throws.
208 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Lakins Sr.'s 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.0 against 82.7.
81 and 44 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lakins Sr.'s 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.0.
81 thrown, 38.9% of his pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lakins Sr. projects a .411 average, 3rd percentile.
208 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 751st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Lakins Sr., 5th percentile.
208 pitches in 2022. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 735th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lakins Sr. 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.
208 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Lakins Sr. works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
208 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.9% of Lakins Sr.'s pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
33 of 208 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lakins Sr. releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
208 tracked pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lakins Sr. releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
208 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lakins Sr.'s stuff spins at 2,352 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
208 pitches in 2022. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 193rd in MLB.
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