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Wandy Rodriguez

Astros Career team 2005–2012
Number #51
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Both
Throws Left
Age 47
Height 5' 10"
Weight 180 lbs
Birth Place Santiago Rodriguez, Dominican Republic
Born Jan 18, 1979

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Rodriguez's sinker averages 88.2 mph, and has touched 92.0.

535 thrown, 33.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Rodriguez goes to the curveball: 46.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.7% the rest of the time.

496 two-strike pitches in 2015.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Rodriguez averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.

1594 pitches in 2015. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 645th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .474 expected average against them, against .379 on his breaking balls.

77 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Rodriguez's changeup leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 87.8 off his curveball.

77 and 546 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,108 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.

1594 pitches in 2015. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 41st in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 18, 1979
Birth Place Santiago Rodriguez, Dominican Republic
Height 5' 10"
Weight 180 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Both/Left