One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Buttrey's changeup moves 124.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 86.2 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Buttrey throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 50.5% when he is ahead.
115 pitches behind in the count, 107 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Buttrey's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 98.7.
249 thrown, 58.2% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Buttrey releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
428 tracked pitches in 2020.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Buttrey averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 127th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Buttrey puts 66.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.8% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 107 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Buttrey works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 58.2% of everything he throws.
428 classified pitches in 2020.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Buttrey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
428 located pitches in 2020.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Buttrey lands 53% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.7% of his breaking balls.
249 of his fastballs, 95 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Buttrey's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
249 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Buttrey throws the slider 31.4% of the time against right-handers and 10.2% against left-handers.
242 pitches to right-handers, 186 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Buttrey's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 529th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Buttrey's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.1 against 82.2.
249 and 95 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Buttrey throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
110 plate appearances started in 2020.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Buttrey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
428 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Buttrey lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 223rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buttrey's slider leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 88.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
95 and 249 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Buttrey throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.8% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 315 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.7% of the contact Buttrey gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 457th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Buttrey projects a .326 average, 70th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 195th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .343 expected average against them, against .316 on his offspeed pitches.
95 of his breaking balls thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Buttrey, 31st percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 456th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Buttrey's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,232 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
249 thrown in 2020.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Buttrey's changeup moves 124.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
84 thrown, averaging 86.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Buttrey's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
249 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
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 Buttrey throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 50.5% when he is ahead.
115 pitches behind in the count, 107 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Buttrey puts 66.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.8% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 107 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Buttrey throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
110 plate appearances started in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Buttrey's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 98.7.
249 thrown, 58.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Buttrey works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 58.2% of everything he throws.
428 classified pitches in 2020.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Buttrey throws the slider 31.4% of the time against right-handers and 10.2% against left-handers.
242 pitches to right-handers, 186 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Buttrey's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.1 against 82.2.
249 and 95 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buttrey's slider leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 88.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
95 and 249 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Buttrey's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,232 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
249 thrown in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Buttrey releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
428 tracked pitches in 2020.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Buttrey releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
428 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Buttrey averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 127th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Buttrey lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
428 located pitches in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Buttrey lands 53% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.7% of his breaking balls.
249 of his fastballs, 95 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .343 expected average against them, against .316 on his offspeed pitches.
95 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
Buttrey's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 529th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Buttrey lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 223rd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Buttrey throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.8% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 315 with the bases empty.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.7% of the contact Buttrey gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 457th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Buttrey projects a .326 average, 70th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 195th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Buttrey, 31st percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 456th in MLB.
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