One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Crowe's changeup moves 73.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Crowe works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
179 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 761st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Crowe goes to the sweeper: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.9% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Crowe throws the changeup 57.8% of the time against left-handers and 12.7% against right-handers.
134 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Crowe works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 5.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
179 located pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Crowe's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
49 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Crowe projects a .454 average, 2nd percentile.
179 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 763rd in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Crowe lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
179 located pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Crowe puts 51% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.1% when he is ahead.
51 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Crowe's slider spins at 2,739 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2023.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.1% of the contact Crowe gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
179 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 708th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Crowe releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
179 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Crowe's stuff spins at 2,427 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
179 pitches in 2023. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 141st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.5% of Crowe's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 179 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Crowe works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sweeper. The slider is 35.8% of everything he throws.
179 classified pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Crowe throws a fastball 27.5% of the time, against 17.4% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Crowe throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2023.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Crowe releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
179 tracked pitches in 2023.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Crowe's changeup moves 73.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Crowe's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
49 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Crowe works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
179 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 761st in MLB.
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 Crowe goes to the sweeper: 25% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.9% the rest of the time.
52 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Crowe puts 51% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.1% when he is ahead.
51 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Crowe throws a fastball 27.5% of the time, against 17.4% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Crowe throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Crowe throws the changeup 57.8% of the time against left-handers and 12.7% against right-handers.
134 pitches to right-handers, 45 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Crowe's slider spins at 2,739 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2023.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Crowe works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sweeper. The slider is 35.8% of everything he throws.
179 classified pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Crowe works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 5.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
179 located pitches in 2023.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Crowe lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
179 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.5% of Crowe's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 179 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Crowe projects a .454 average, 2nd percentile.
179 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 763rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.1% of the contact Crowe gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
179 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 708th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Crowe releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
179 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Crowe releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
179 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Crowe's stuff spins at 2,427 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
179 pitches in 2023. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 141st in MLB.
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Career team 2021–2023