His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cahill's sinker averages 89.7 mph, and has touched 92.3.
198 thrown, 29.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cahill's sinker moves 126.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 89.7 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cahill averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
670 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 738th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Cahill's fastball averages 88.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.1 past his 75th.
126 early fastballs, 47 late ones.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cahill 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.
670 located pitches in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cahill's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Cahill goes to the 4-seam fastball: 15% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.6% the rest of the time.
193 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cahill puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48% of his pitches to left-handers.
391 pitches to right-handed hitters, 279 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cahill's knuckle curve spins at 3,022 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
144 thrown in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cahill throws a fastball 63.4% of the time, against 47.4% when he is ahead.
194 pitches behind in the count, 190 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cahill's sinker leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
198 and 159 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cahill works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
670 located pitches in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cahill works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Knuckle Curve and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 29.6% of everything he throws.
670 classified pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cahill throws a strike on the first pitch 54.8% of the time.
168 plate appearances started in 2021.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .312 on his offspeed pitches.
367 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cahill releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
670 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Cahill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
111 of 670 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cahill is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 246th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.0 mph separates Cahill's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 90.6 against 78.6.
46 and 144 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cahill lands 48% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.2% of his breaking balls.
367 of his fastballs, 144 of his breaking balls.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cahill releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
669 tracked pitches in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cahill puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
194 located pitches behind, 190 ahead.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.8% of the contact Cahill gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 499th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Cahill's sinker averages 89.7 mph, and has touched 92.3.
198 thrown, 29.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Cahill's knuckle curve spins at 3,022 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
144 thrown in 2021.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cahill's sinker leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
198 and 159 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Cahill works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Knuckle Curve and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 29.6% of everything he throws.
670 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.0 mph separates Cahill's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 90.6 against 78.6.
46 and 144 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Cahill's sinker moves 126.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 89.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Cahill's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 90.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cahill averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
670 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 738th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Cahill's fastball averages 88.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.1 past his 75th.
126 early fastballs, 47 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Cahill releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
670 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Cahill releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
669 tracked pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Cahill 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.
670 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on one side of the plate
Cahill works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
670 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Cahill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
111 of 670 located pitches.
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 Cahill goes to the 4-seam fastball: 15% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.6% the rest of the time.
193 two-strike pitches in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Cahill throws a fastball 63.4% of the time, against 47.4% when he is ahead.
194 pitches behind in the count, 190 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Cahill throws a strike on the first pitch 54.8% of the time.
168 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Cahill puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
194 located pitches behind, 190 ahead.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Cahill puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48% of his pitches to left-handers.
391 pitches to right-handed hitters, 279 to left-handed hitters.
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 .348 expected average against them, against .312 on his offspeed pitches.
367 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Cahill lands 48% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.2% of his breaking balls.
367 of his fastballs, 144 of his breaking balls.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cahill is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 246th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.8% of the contact Cahill gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 499th in MLB.
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Career team 2009–2018