One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chatwood's sinker moves 96.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
283 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Chatwood goes to the cutter: 49.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 31% the rest of the time.
168 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Chatwood works off the plate, with only 37% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 789th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Chatwood averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
616 pitches in 2021. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 99th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chatwood's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 88.6 off his sinker.
50 and 283 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Chatwood lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
616 located pitches in 2021.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chatwood throws the cutter 46.1% of the time against right-handers and 20.6% against left-handers.
373 pitches to right-handers, 243 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Chatwood throws a strike on the first pitch 51% of the time.
149 plate appearances started in 2021.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chatwood's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Chatwood's stuff spins at 2,519 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
616 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 64th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.1% of Chatwood's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
87 of 616 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chatwood's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.4.
283 thrown, 45.9% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Chatwood, 21st percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 637th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Chatwood throws a fastball 96.6% of the time, against 83.8% when he is ahead.
208 pitches behind in the count, 154 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chatwood's cutter spins at 2,711 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
222 thrown in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Chatwood gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 639th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chatwood works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The sinker is 45.9% of everything he throws.
616 classified pitches in 2021.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Chatwood releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
616 tracked pitches in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Chatwood projects a .346 average, 31st percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 553rd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.7 mph separates Chatwood's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 95.7 against 88.9.
50 and 222 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chatwood has thrown 22 changeups this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 87.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
616 classified pitches in 2021.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chatwood's sinker moves 96.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
283 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chatwood's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
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 Chatwood goes to the cutter: 49.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 31% the rest of the time.
168 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Chatwood throws a strike on the first pitch 51% of the time.
149 plate appearances started in 2021.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Chatwood throws a fastball 96.6% of the time, against 83.8% when he is ahead.
208 pitches behind in the count, 154 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Chatwood works off the plate, with only 37% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 789th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Chatwood averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
616 pitches in 2021. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 99th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chatwood's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 88.6 off his sinker.
50 and 283 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chatwood throws the cutter 46.1% of the time against right-handers and 20.6% against left-handers.
373 pitches to right-handers, 243 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chatwood's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.4.
283 thrown, 45.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chatwood's cutter spins at 2,711 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
222 thrown in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chatwood works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The sinker is 45.9% of everything he throws.
616 classified pitches in 2021.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.7 mph separates Chatwood's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 95.7 against 88.9.
50 and 222 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chatwood has thrown 22 changeups this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 87.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
616 classified pitches in 2021.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Chatwood lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
616 located pitches in 2021.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.1% of Chatwood's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
87 of 616 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Chatwood's stuff spins at 2,519 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
616 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 64th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Chatwood, 21st percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 637th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Chatwood gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 639th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Chatwood projects a .346 average, 31st percentile.
616 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 553rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Chatwood releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
616 tracked pitches in 2021.
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