His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wada's 4-seam fastball averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 90.7.
266 thrown, 50% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .426 expected average against them, against .232 on his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wada goes to the 4-seam fastball: 59.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 45.5% the rest of the time.
176 two-strike pitches in 2015.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wada's sinker leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 81.1 off his slider.
55 and 68 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wada averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 577th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Wada gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 596th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wada works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 50% of everything he throws.
532 classified pitches in 2015.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wada projects a .389 average, 17th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 568th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Wada's fastball averages 88.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.5 past his 75th.
150 early fastballs, 40 late ones.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wada throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
136 plate appearances started in 2015.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Wada, 21st percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 541st in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wada lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 95th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wada throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 65.9% when he is ahead.
126 pitches behind in the count, 170 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wada throws the sinker 13.1% of the time against right-handers and 0.8% against left-handers.
413 pitches to right-handers, 119 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wada's sinker spins at 2,238 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
55 thrown in 2015.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wada's 4-seam fastball averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 90.7.
266 thrown, 50% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wada's sinker leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 81.1 off his slider.
55 and 68 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wada works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 50% of everything he throws.
532 classified pitches in 2015.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wada throws the sinker 13.1% of the time against right-handers and 0.8% against left-handers.
413 pitches to right-handers, 119 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wada's sinker spins at 2,238 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
55 thrown in 2015.
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 .426 expected average against them, against .232 on his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
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 Wada goes to the 4-seam fastball: 59.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 45.5% the rest of the time.
176 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wada throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
136 plate appearances started in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wada throws a fastball 73% of the time, against 65.9% when he is ahead.
126 pitches behind in the count, 170 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wada averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 577th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Wada gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 596th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wada projects a .389 average, 17th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 568th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Wada, 21st percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 541st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Wada's fastball averages 88.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 87.5 past his 75th.
150 early fastballs, 40 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wada lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 95th in MLB.
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