His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Olson's 4-seam fastball averages 87.0 mph, and has touched 89.0.
230 thrown, 42.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Olson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 17 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
543 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Olson throws a fastball 65.5% of the time, against 31.2% when he is ahead.
148 pitches behind in the count, 170 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Olson's curveball moves 121.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 73.5 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Olson averages 80.6 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 736th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .334 expected average against them, against .242 on his offspeed pitches.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Olson's changeup leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 81.0 off his curveball.
71 and 228 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Olson goes to the curveball: 53.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.5% the rest of the time.
154 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Olson lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 109th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Olson is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 11th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Olson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
543 located pitches in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Olson releases the ball 5.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
543 tracked pitches in 2019.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Olson lands 57.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.8% of his offspeed pitches.
244 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Olson gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 13th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Olson throws the curveball 55.1% of the time against left-handers and 32% against right-handers.
309 pitches to right-handers, 234 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Olson's stuff spins at 2,423 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 148th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Olson projects a .318 average, 91st percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 72nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Olson's curveball spins at 2,774 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
228 thrown in 2019.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Olson puts 46% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Olson's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 87.0 against 73.5.
230 and 228 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Olson throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
138 plate appearances started in 2019.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Olson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 42.4% of everything he throws.
543 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Olson has thrown 14 sinkers this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
543 classified pitches in 2019.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Olson's 4-seam fastball averages 87.0 mph, and has touched 89.0.
230 thrown, 42.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Olson's changeup leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 81.0 off his curveball.
71 and 228 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Olson throws the curveball 55.1% of the time against left-handers and 32% against right-handers.
309 pitches to right-handers, 234 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Olson's curveball spins at 2,774 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
228 thrown in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.6 mph separates Olson's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 87.0 against 73.5.
230 and 228 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Olson works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 42.4% of everything he throws.
543 classified pitches in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Olson has thrown 14 sinkers this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
543 classified pitches in 2019.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Olson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 17 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
543 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Olson releases the ball 5.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
543 tracked pitches in 2019.
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 Olson throws a fastball 65.5% of the time, against 31.2% when he is ahead.
148 pitches behind in the count, 170 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Olson goes to the curveball: 53.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.5% the rest of the time.
154 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Olson throws a strike on the first pitch 63% of the time.
138 plate appearances started in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Olson's curveball moves 121.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 73.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Olson averages 80.6 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 736th in MLB.
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 .334 expected average against them, against .242 on his offspeed pitches.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Olson lands 57.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.8% of his offspeed pitches.
244 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Olson lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 109th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Olson is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 11th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Olson gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 13th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Olson projects a .318 average, 91st percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 72nd 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
Olson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
543 located pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Olson's stuff spins at 2,423 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 148th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Olson puts 46% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
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