His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wingenter's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.2.
89 thrown, 49.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wingenter releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
179 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wingenter throws a fastball 65.9% of the time, against 38.9% when he is ahead.
44 pitches behind in the count, 54 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wingenter's 4-seam fastball moves 77.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wingenter lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
179 located pitches in 2024.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Wingenter gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
179 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 730th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wingenter's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wingenter averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
179 pitches in 2024. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 137th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wingenter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.5 off his slider.
89 and 81 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wingenter goes to the slider: 52.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.9% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wingenter lands 56.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.3% of his breaking balls.
89 of his fastballs, 81 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wingenter projects a .370 average, 10th percentile.
179 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 692nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wingenter's stuff spins at 2,091 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
179 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 620th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wingenter works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 49.7% of everything he throws.
179 classified pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wingenter puts 59.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37% when he is ahead.
44 located pitches behind, 54 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Wingenter releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
179 tracked pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wingenter works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
179 located pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Wingenter's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.1 against 86.3.
89 and 81 of them respectively.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
81 of his breaking balls thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wingenter throws the splitter 10.7% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
95 pitches to right-handers, 84 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Wingenter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
39 of 179 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wingenter throws a strike on the first pitch 61.9% of the time.
42 plate appearances started in 2024.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wingenter's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.2.
89 thrown, 49.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wingenter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.5 off his slider.
89 and 81 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wingenter works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 49.7% of everything he throws.
179 classified pitches in 2024.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Wingenter's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 97.1 against 86.3.
89 and 81 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wingenter throws the splitter 10.7% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
95 pitches to right-handers, 84 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wingenter releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
179 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Wingenter releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
179 tracked pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wingenter throws a fastball 65.9% of the time, against 38.9% when he is ahead.
44 pitches behind in the count, 54 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wingenter goes to the slider: 52.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 41.9% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wingenter puts 59.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37% when he is ahead.
44 located pitches behind, 54 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wingenter throws a strike on the first pitch 61.9% of the time.
42 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wingenter's 4-seam fastball moves 77.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wingenter's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wingenter lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
179 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wingenter works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
179 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Wingenter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
39 of 179 located pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Wingenter gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
179 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 730th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wingenter projects a .370 average, 10th percentile.
179 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 692nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wingenter averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
179 pitches in 2024. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 137th 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
Wingenter lands 56.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.3% of his breaking balls.
89 of his fastballs, 81 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
81 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wingenter's stuff spins at 2,091 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
179 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 620th in MLB.
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