His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Worley's sinker averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 93.6.
523 thrown, 42.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Worley's 4-seam fastball carries 18.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
166 thrown, averaging 90.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Worley goes to the sinker: 55.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.9% the rest of the time.
316 two-strike pitches in 2017.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Worley releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1231 tracked pitches in 2017.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Worley throws 41.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
322 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 910 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Worley's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 90.2 against 76.9.
166 and 83 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Worley puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
356 located pitches behind, 324 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Worley releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1231 tracked release points, averaging 6.6 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Worley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
166 and 453 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .410 expected average against them, against .370 on his fastballs.
83 of his breaking balls thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Worley lives in the strike zone: 46.3% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 224th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Worley works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The sinker is 42.5% of everything he throws.
1231 classified pitches in 2017.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Worley lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1231 located pitches in 2017.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Worley's fastball averages 89.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
495 early fastballs, 50 late ones.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Worley projects a .376 average, 30th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 492nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Worley lands 46.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.1% of his breaking balls.
1142 of his fastballs, 83 of his breaking balls.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Worley throws a fastball 97.2% of the time, against 89.8% when he is ahead.
356 pitches behind in the count, 324 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Worley throws the cutter 43.4% of the time against left-handers and 29.2% against right-handers.
575 pitches to right-handers, 656 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Worley's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
224 of 1231 located pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Worley averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 39th percentile in the league.
1232 pitches in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 427th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
39.5% of the contact Worley gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 458th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Worley, 36th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 451st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Worley's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,231 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
166 thrown in 2017.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Worley's sinker averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 93.6.
523 thrown, 42.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Worley's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 90.2 against 76.9.
166 and 83 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Worley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
166 and 453 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Worley works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The sinker is 42.5% of everything he throws.
1231 classified pitches in 2017.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Worley throws the cutter 43.4% of the time against left-handers and 29.2% against right-handers.
575 pitches to right-handers, 656 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Worley's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,231 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
166 thrown in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Worley's 4-seam fastball carries 18.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
166 thrown, averaging 90.2 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 Worley goes to the sinker: 55.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.9% the rest of the time.
316 two-strike pitches in 2017.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Worley puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
356 located pitches behind, 324 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Worley throws a fastball 97.2% of the time, against 89.8% when he is ahead.
356 pitches behind in the count, 324 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Worley releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1231 tracked pitches in 2017.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Worley releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1231 tracked release points, averaging 6.6 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Worley's fastball averages 89.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.2 past his 75th.
495 early fastballs, 50 late ones.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Worley throws 41.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
322 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 910 with the bases empty.
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 .410 expected average against them, against .370 on his fastballs.
83 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Worley lands 46.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.1% of his breaking balls.
1142 of his fastballs, 83 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Worley lives in the strike zone: 46.3% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 224th 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
Worley lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1231 located pitches in 2017.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Worley's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
224 of 1231 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Worley projects a .376 average, 30th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 492nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
39.5% of the contact Worley gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 458th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Worley, 36th percentile.
1232 pitches in 2017. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 451st in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Worley averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 39th percentile in the league.
1232 pitches in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 427th in MLB.
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