When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Davis throws a fastball 92.8% of the time, against 64.8% when he is ahead.
265 pitches behind in the count, 182 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Davis's sinker moves 67.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Davis's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
318 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Davis's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
153 and 50 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Davis's stuff spins at 2,489 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 78th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Davis lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
783 located pitches in 2021.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Davis goes to the knuckle curve: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.7% the rest of the time.
219 two-strike pitches in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Davis gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 687th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Davis's cutter spins at 2,685 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
246 thrown in 2021.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Davis projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 680th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Davis throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
191 plate appearances started in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Davis works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Knuckle Curve and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 40.6% of everything he throws.
783 classified pitches in 2021.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Davis lives in the strike zone: 46.9% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 254th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Davis puts 45.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
483 pitches to right-handed hitters, 300 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .391 expected average against them, against .358 on his fastballs.
156 of his breaking balls thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Davis releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
783 tracked pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Davis's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 96.5.
318 thrown, 40.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Davis's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 92.7 against 81.9.
318 and 153 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Davis puts 52.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
265 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Davis, 33rd percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 541st in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Davis has thrown 13 changeups this season, 1.7% of his pitches, at 84.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
783 classified pitches in 2021.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Davis throws a fastball 92.8% of the time, against 64.8% when he is ahead.
265 pitches behind in the count, 182 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Davis goes to the knuckle curve: 26.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.7% the rest of the time.
219 two-strike pitches in 2021.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Davis throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
191 plate appearances started in 2021.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Davis puts 52.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
265 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Davis's sinker moves 67.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Davis's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
318 thrown, averaging 92.7 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 Davis's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
153 and 50 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Davis's cutter spins at 2,685 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
246 thrown in 2021.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Davis works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Knuckle Curve and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 40.6% of everything he throws.
783 classified pitches in 2021.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Davis's 4-seam fastball averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 96.5.
318 thrown, 40.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Davis's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 92.7 against 81.9.
318 and 153 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Davis has thrown 13 changeups this season, 1.7% of his pitches, at 84.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
783 classified pitches in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Davis's stuff spins at 2,489 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 78th 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
Davis lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
783 located pitches in 2021.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Davis gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 687th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Davis projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 680th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Davis, 33rd percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 541st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Davis lives in the strike zone: 46.9% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
783 pitches in 2021. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 254th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Davis puts 45.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
483 pitches to right-handed hitters, 300 to left-handed hitters.
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 .391 expected average against them, against .358 on his fastballs.
156 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Davis releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
783 tracked pitches in 2021.
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