This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Peralta goes to the splitter: 33.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.9% the rest of the time.
210 two-strike pitches in 2022.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .353 expected average against them, against .223 on his breaking balls.
143 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Peralta's sinker moves 83.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
164 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Peralta's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
178 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Peralta throws a fastball 62.7% of the time, against 41.2% when he is ahead.
209 pitches behind in the count, 199 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Peralta throws the splitter 36.1% of the time against left-handers and 13% against right-handers.
462 pitches to right-handers, 230 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Peralta's stuff spins at 1,861 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
692 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 750th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Peralta releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
691 tracked pitches in 2022.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Peralta 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.
692 located pitches in 2022.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Peralta's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 98.6.
178 thrown, 25.7% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Peralta releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
692 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Peralta works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Splitter. The slider is 29.9% of everything he throws.
692 classified pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Peralta works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
692 located pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Peralta puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.7% when he is ahead.
209 located pitches behind, 199 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.9 mph separates Peralta's sinker from his splitter, 95.5 against 82.6.
164 and 143 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Peralta lands 49.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.8% of his offspeed pitches.
342 of his fastballs, 143 of his offspeed pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Peralta projects a .305 average, 70th percentile.
692 pitches in 2022. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 230th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Peralta's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
118 of 692 located pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Peralta throws 46.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.5% with the bases empty.
160 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 532 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Peralta's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 86.7 off his splitter.
178 and 143 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Peralta throws a strike on the first pitch 57.5% of the time.
167 plate appearances started in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Peralta's slider spins at 2,256 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
207 thrown in 2022.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Peralta goes to the splitter: 33.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.9% the rest of the time.
210 two-strike pitches in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Peralta throws a fastball 62.7% of the time, against 41.2% when he is ahead.
209 pitches behind in the count, 199 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Peralta puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.7% when he is ahead.
209 located pitches behind, 199 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Peralta throws a strike on the first pitch 57.5% of the time.
167 plate appearances started in 2022.
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 offspeed pitches: a .353 expected average against them, against .223 on his breaking balls.
143 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Peralta lands 49.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.8% of his offspeed pitches.
342 of his fastballs, 143 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Peralta's sinker moves 83.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
164 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Peralta's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
178 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Peralta throws the splitter 36.1% of the time against left-handers and 13% against right-handers.
462 pitches to right-handers, 230 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Peralta's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 98.6.
178 thrown, 25.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Peralta works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Splitter. The slider is 29.9% of everything he throws.
692 classified pitches in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.9 mph separates Peralta's sinker from his splitter, 95.5 against 82.6.
164 and 143 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Peralta's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 86.7 off his splitter.
178 and 143 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Peralta's slider spins at 2,256 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
207 thrown in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Peralta's stuff spins at 1,861 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
692 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 750th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Peralta releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
691 tracked pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Peralta releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
692 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Peralta 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.
692 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Peralta works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
692 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of Peralta's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
118 of 692 located pitches.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Peralta projects a .305 average, 70th percentile.
692 pitches in 2022. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 230th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Peralta throws 46.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.5% with the bases empty.
160 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 532 with the bases empty.
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