One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Thornburg's changeup moves 84.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 84.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thornburg's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 79.7 off his changeup.
210 and 50 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Thornburg's 4-seam fastball carries 19.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
210 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Thornburg works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
362 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 698th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.5 mph separates Thornburg's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.5 against 76.1.
210 and 78 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thornburg projects a .234 average, 98th percentile.
362 pitches in 2022. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 18th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Thornburg throws a fastball 68.3% of the time, against 51.2% when he is ahead.
120 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .279 expected average against them, against .216 on his fastballs.
102 of his breaking balls thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.6% of Thornburg's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
53 of 362 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Thornburg works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 58% of everything he throws.
362 classified pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Thornburg puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.6% when he is ahead.
120 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Thornburg throws a strike on the first pitch 55.2% of the time.
87 plate appearances started in 2022.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thornburg averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
362 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 511th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Thornburg's curveball spins at 2,615 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
78 thrown in 2022.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Thornburg's stuff spins at 2,308 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
362 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 258th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.1% of the contact Thornburg gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
362 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 256th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Thornburg throws the slider 11.3% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
213 pitches to right-handers, 149 to left-handers.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Thornburg's changeup moves 84.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 84.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Thornburg's 4-seam fastball carries 19.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
210 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thornburg's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 79.7 off his changeup.
210 and 50 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.5 mph separates Thornburg's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.5 against 76.1.
210 and 78 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Thornburg works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 58% of everything he throws.
362 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Thornburg's curveball spins at 2,615 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
78 thrown in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Thornburg throws the slider 11.3% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
213 pitches to right-handers, 149 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Thornburg works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
362 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 698th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thornburg projects a .234 average, 98th percentile.
362 pitches in 2022. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 18th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.1% of the contact Thornburg gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
362 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 256th in MLB.
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 Thornburg throws a fastball 68.3% of the time, against 51.2% when he is ahead.
120 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Thornburg puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.6% when he is ahead.
120 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Thornburg throws a strike on the first pitch 55.2% of the time.
87 plate appearances started in 2022.
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 breaking balls: a .279 expected average against them, against .216 on his fastballs.
102 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.6% of Thornburg's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
53 of 362 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thornburg averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
362 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 511th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Thornburg's stuff spins at 2,308 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
362 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 258th in MLB.
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Career team 2012–2016