One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Font's sinker moves 93.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Font's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 77.8 off his slider.
199 and 56 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Font's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
199 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Font throws a fastball 85.6% of the time, against 68.4% when he is ahead.
111 pitches behind in the count, 98 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Font averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
368 pitches in 2020. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 107th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Font puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
241 pitches to right-handed hitters, 127 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Font works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
368 classified pitches in 2020.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .338 on his breaking balls.
259 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Font gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
368 pitches in 2020. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 538th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Font goes to the splitter: 10.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.9% the rest of the time.
128 two-strike pitches in 2020.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Font's 4-seam fastball averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 97.6.
199 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Font releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
368 tracked pitches in 2020.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Font throws a strike on the first pitch 55.3% of the time.
85 plate appearances started in 2020.
He lives on one side of the plate
Font works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
368 located pitches in 2020.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Font releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
368 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Font projects a .378 average, 26th percentile.
368 pitches in 2020. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 485th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Font lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
368 pitches in 2020. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 234th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Font throws the 4-seam fastball 58.1% of the time against right-handers and 46.5% against left-handers.
241 pitches to right-handers, 127 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Font puts 58.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.9% when he is ahead.
111 located pitches behind, 98 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Font's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.0 against 86.0.
199 and 56 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Font's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,274 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
199 thrown in 2020.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Font's sinker moves 93.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Font's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
199 thrown, averaging 95.0 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 Font's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 77.8 off his slider.
199 and 56 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Font works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
368 classified pitches in 2020.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Font's 4-seam fastball averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 97.6.
199 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Font throws the 4-seam fastball 58.1% of the time against right-handers and 46.5% against left-handers.
241 pitches to right-handers, 127 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.0 mph separates Font's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.0 against 86.0.
199 and 56 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Font's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,274 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
199 thrown in 2020.
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 Font throws a fastball 85.6% of the time, against 68.4% when he is ahead.
111 pitches behind in the count, 98 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Font goes to the splitter: 10.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.9% the rest of the time.
128 two-strike pitches in 2020.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Font throws a strike on the first pitch 55.3% of the time.
85 plate appearances started in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Font puts 58.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.9% when he is ahead.
111 located pitches behind, 98 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Font averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
368 pitches in 2020. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 107th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Font puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
241 pitches to right-handed hitters, 127 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 fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .338 on his breaking balls.
259 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Font gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
368 pitches in 2020. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 538th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Font projects a .378 average, 26th percentile.
368 pitches in 2020. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 485th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Font releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
368 tracked pitches in 2020.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Font releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
368 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Font works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
368 located pitches in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Font lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
368 pitches in 2020. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 234th in MLB.
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Career team 2019–2020