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Wes Parsons

Braves Career team 2018–2019
Number #47
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 5"
Weight 206 lbs
Birth Place Clarksville, TN
Born Sep 6, 1992

Key Insights

2024
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Parsons goes to the curveball: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.5% the rest of the time.

52 two-strike pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Parsons's 4-seam fastball moves 62.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

55 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Parsons's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

55 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Parsons throws the slider 29.1% of the time against right-handers and 8.1% against left-handers.

86 pitches to right-handers, 62 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Parsons lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

148 located pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Parsons releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

148 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 6, 1992
Birth Place Clarksville, TN
Height 6' 5"
Weight 206 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right