When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lopez throws a fastball 63.6% of the time, against 16% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lopez's 4-seam fastball moves 39.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the slider: 63.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.3% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lopez throws the slider 59.8% of the time against right-handers and 28.6% against left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handers, 70 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.6 mph off the bat against Lopez, 1st percentile.
192 pitches in 2022. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 767th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 90.4 off his slider.
87 and 93 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lopez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
55.9% of the contact Lopez gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
192 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 753rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's 4-seam fastball averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 98.7.
87 thrown, 45.3% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lopez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
192 located pitches in 2022.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Lopez averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2022. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 194th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Lopez works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
192 pitches in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 562nd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Lopez releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
191 tracked pitches in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 48.4% of everything he throws.
192 classified pitches in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lopez lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.7% of his breaking balls.
87 of his fastballs, 93 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lopez puts 47.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Lopez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 192 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lopez's slider spins at 2,438 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 thrown in 2022.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lopez throws a strike on the first pitch 58% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates Lopez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.9 against 86.2.
87 and 93 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lopez throws a fastball 63.6% of the time, against 16% when he is ahead.
55 pitches behind in the count, 50 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the slider: 63.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.3% the rest of the time.
55 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lopez puts 47.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
55 located pitches behind, 50 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lopez throws a strike on the first pitch 58% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lopez's 4-seam fastball moves 39.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lopez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lopez throws the slider 59.8% of the time against right-handers and 28.6% against left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handers, 70 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 90.4 off his slider.
87 and 93 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's 4-seam fastball averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 98.7.
87 thrown, 45.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slider is 48.4% of everything he throws.
192 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lopez's slider spins at 2,438 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 thrown in 2022.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.7 mph separates Lopez's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 95.9 against 86.2.
87 and 93 of them respectively.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.6 mph off the bat against Lopez, 1st percentile.
192 pitches in 2022. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 767th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
55.9% of the contact Lopez gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
192 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 753rd in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lopez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
192 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Lopez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 192 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Lopez averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 75th percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2022. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 194th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Lopez works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
192 pitches in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 562nd 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
Lopez releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
191 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lopez lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.7% of his breaking balls.
87 of his fastballs, 93 of his breaking balls.
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