When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bauer throws a fastball 87.5% of the time, against 38% when he is ahead.
514 pitches behind in the count, 555 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bauer's changeup moves 99.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 87.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bauer's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 81.7 off his cutter.
205 and 394 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bauer's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
749 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bauer's stuff spins at 2,803 rpm, 100th percentile in the league.
1880 pitches in 2021. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 5th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bauer's knuckle curve spins at 3,010 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
205 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.8 mph separates Bauer's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.5 against 79.7.
119 and 205 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bauer puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.7% when he is ahead.
514 located pitches behind, 555 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bauer lands 48.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
1262 of his fastballs, 55 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bauer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1880 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bauer projects a .308 average, 76th percentile.
1880 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 191st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bauer throws the sweeper 27.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.5% against left-handers.
913 pitches to right-handers, 967 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bauer goes to the knuckle curve: 15.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.6% the rest of the time.
616 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bauer works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1880 located pitches in 2021.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bauer averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
1880 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 529th in MLB.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Bauer's fastball averages 91.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.8 past his 75th.
418 early fastballs, 300 late ones.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bauer works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sweeper and Knuckle Curve, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 39.8% of everything he throws.
1880 classified pitches in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Bauer gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
1880 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 564th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bauer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.38 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1880 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Bauer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
346 of 1880 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Bauer, 33rd percentile.
1880 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 538th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bauer's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 99.5.
749 thrown, 39.8% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bauer has thrown 55 changeups this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 87.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1880 classified pitches in 2021.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bauer throws a fastball 87.5% of the time, against 38% when he is ahead.
514 pitches behind in the count, 555 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bauer puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.7% when he is ahead.
514 located pitches behind, 555 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bauer goes to the knuckle curve: 15.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.6% the rest of the time.
616 two-strike pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bauer's changeup moves 99.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
55 thrown, averaging 87.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bauer's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
749 thrown, averaging 93.9 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 Bauer's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 81.7 off his cutter.
205 and 394 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bauer's knuckle curve spins at 3,010 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
205 thrown in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.8 mph separates Bauer's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.5 against 79.7.
119 and 205 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bauer throws the sweeper 27.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.5% against left-handers.
913 pitches to right-handers, 967 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bauer works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sweeper and Knuckle Curve, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 39.8% of everything he throws.
1880 classified pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bauer's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 99.5.
749 thrown, 39.8% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bauer has thrown 55 changeups this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 87.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1880 classified pitches in 2021.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bauer's stuff spins at 2,803 rpm, 100th percentile in the league.
1880 pitches in 2021. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 5th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bauer lands 48.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
1262 of his fastballs, 55 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bauer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1880 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Bauer's fastball averages 91.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.8 past his 75th.
418 early fastballs, 300 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bauer projects a .308 average, 76th percentile.
1880 pitches in 2021. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 191st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Bauer gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
1880 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 564th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Bauer, 33rd percentile.
1880 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 538th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Bauer works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1880 located pitches in 2021.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bauer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.38 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1880 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Bauer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
346 of 1880 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bauer averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
1880 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 529th in MLB.
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