The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gonzalez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
386 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gonzalez throws a fastball 63.3% of the time, against 25.2% when he is ahead.
120 pitches behind in the count, 103 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gonzalez's sinker moves 130.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gonzalez puts 36.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 143 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gonzalez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.99 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
386 located pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gonzalez throws the changeup 37.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handers, 143 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gonzalez works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
386 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 724th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .305 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
185 of his fastballs thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gonzalez goes to the changeup: 33.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.5% the rest of the time.
109 two-strike pitches in 2024.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gonzalez projects a .276 average, 94th percentile.
386 pitches in 2024. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 50th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gonzalez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 47.4% of everything he throws.
386 classified pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gonzalez lands 47.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his breaking balls.
185 of his fastballs, 110 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gonzalez puts 51.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
120 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Gonzalez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
64 of 386 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.3% of the contact Gonzalez gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
386 pitches in 2024. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 601st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gonzalez's stuff spins at 2,185 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
386 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 501st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gonzalez's sinker averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 95.4.
183 thrown, 47.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gonzalez's slider spins at 2,323 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2024.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gonzalez releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
386 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
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 Gonzalez throws a fastball 63.3% of the time, against 25.2% when he is ahead.
120 pitches behind in the count, 103 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gonzalez goes to the changeup: 33.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.5% the rest of the time.
109 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gonzalez puts 51.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.1% when he is ahead.
120 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gonzalez's sinker moves 130.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gonzalez puts 36.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 143 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gonzalez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.99 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
386 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.6% of Gonzalez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
64 of 386 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gonzalez throws the changeup 37.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handers, 143 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gonzalez works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and Changeup. The sinker is 47.4% of everything he throws.
386 classified pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gonzalez's sinker averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 95.4.
183 thrown, 47.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gonzalez's slider spins at 2,323 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
110 thrown in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gonzalez works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
386 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 724th 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 .305 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
185 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gonzalez lands 47.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his breaking balls.
185 of his fastballs, 110 of his breaking balls.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gonzalez projects a .276 average, 94th percentile.
386 pitches in 2024. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 50th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.3% of the contact Gonzalez gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
386 pitches in 2024. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 601st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gonzalez's stuff spins at 2,185 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
386 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 501st in MLB.
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