One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
489 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jimenez's sinker averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 94.3.
926 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jimenez releases the ball from over the top, about 74 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2586 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jimenez goes to the splitter: 30.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.3% the rest of the time.
703 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jimenez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2586 located pitches in 2017.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.0 mph separates Jimenez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.8 against 74.9.
489 and 110 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .411 average, 9th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 642nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jimenez releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2586 tracked pitches in 2017.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jimenez averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 537th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jimenez throws a strike on the first pitch 53.5% of the time.
649 plate appearances started in 2017.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Jimenez, 13th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 612th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Jimenez's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 569th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's curveball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 489 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .431 expected average against them, against .384 on his offspeed pitches.
1436 of his fastballs thrown.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Jimenez's fastball averages 91.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.9 past his 75th.
441 early fastballs, 272 late ones.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 606th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Jimenez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
418 of 2586 located pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jimenez works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 482nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jimenez works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Splitter, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 35.8% of everything he throws.
2585 classified pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jimenez puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
801 located pitches behind, 638 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's curveball spins at 2,638 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2017.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jimenez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2586 located pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jimenez throws the splitter 26.5% of the time against left-handers and 13.7% against right-handers.
1311 pitches to right-handers, 1274 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jimenez throws a fastball 60.7% of the time, against 55.6% when he is ahead.
801 pitches behind in the count, 638 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jimenez has thrown 110 curveballs this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 74.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2585 classified pitches in 2017.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jimenez's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
489 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jimenez's sinker averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 94.3.
926 thrown, 35.8% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.0 mph separates Jimenez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.8 against 74.9.
489 and 110 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jimenez's curveball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
110 and 489 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jimenez works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Splitter, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 35.8% of everything he throws.
2585 classified pitches in 2017.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jimenez's curveball spins at 2,638 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jimenez throws the splitter 26.5% of the time against left-handers and 13.7% against right-handers.
1311 pitches to right-handers, 1274 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jimenez has thrown 110 curveballs this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 74.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2585 classified pitches in 2017.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jimenez releases the ball from over the top, about 74 degrees above horizontal and 0.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2586 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jimenez releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2586 tracked pitches in 2017.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Jimenez's fastball averages 91.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.9 past his 75th.
441 early fastballs, 272 late ones.
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 Jimenez goes to the splitter: 30.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.3% the rest of the time.
703 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jimenez throws a strike on the first pitch 53.5% of the time.
649 plate appearances started in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jimenez puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
801 located pitches behind, 638 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jimenez throws a fastball 60.7% of the time, against 55.6% when he is ahead.
801 pitches behind in the count, 638 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jimenez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2586 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Jimenez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
418 of 2586 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jimenez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2586 located pitches in 2017.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jimenez projects a .411 average, 9th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 642nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Jimenez, 13th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 612th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Jimenez gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 606th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jimenez averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 537th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Jimenez's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
2587 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 569th 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 .431 expected average against them, against .384 on his offspeed pitches.
1436 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jimenez works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
2587 pitches in 2017. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 482nd in MLB.
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