One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .191 on his offspeed pitches.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chirinos's sinker moves 117.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
153 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chirinos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 79.2 off his slider.
85 and 201 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Chirinos goes to the 4-seam fastball: 27% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.8% the rest of the time.
159 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Chirinos lands 52.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 25% of his offspeed pitches.
201 of his breaking balls, 76 of his offspeed pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Chirinos throws a strike on the first pitch 69.4% of the time.
144 plate appearances started in 2024.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chirinos's 4-seam fastball carries 14.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Chirinos puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
274 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chirinos works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The slider is 39% of everything he throws.
515 classified pitches in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Chirinos throws 44.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.4% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 386 with the bases empty.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Chirinos's fastball averages 93.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.3 past his 75th.
71 early fastballs, 27 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.9% of Chirinos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
87 of 515 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Chirinos gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 184th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Chirinos lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 247th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Chirinos throws a fastball 54.5% of the time, against 44.1% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 177 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chirinos releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
515 tracked release points, averaging 6.5 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chirinos throws the sinker 35.8% of the time against right-handers and 22.8% against left-handers.
274 pitches to right-handers, 241 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Chirinos's stuff spins at 2,148 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
515 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 545th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Chirinos is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 200th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Chirinos puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.4% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 177 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chirinos's sinker averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.1.
153 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Chirinos projects a .308 average, 70th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 231st in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Chirinos releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
515 tracked pitches in 2024.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chirinos's slider spins at 2,458 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
201 thrown in 2024.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .191 on his offspeed pitches.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Chirinos lands 52.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 25% of his offspeed pitches.
201 of his breaking balls, 76 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
Chirinos's sinker moves 117.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
153 thrown, averaging 92.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chirinos's 4-seam fastball carries 14.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 93.0 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 Chirinos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 79.2 off his slider.
85 and 201 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chirinos works with 4 pitches: Slider, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The slider is 39% of everything he throws.
515 classified pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chirinos throws the sinker 35.8% of the time against right-handers and 22.8% against left-handers.
274 pitches to right-handers, 241 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chirinos's sinker averages 92.7 mph, and has touched 95.1.
153 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chirinos's slider spins at 2,458 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
201 thrown in 2024.
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 Chirinos goes to the 4-seam fastball: 27% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.8% the rest of the time.
159 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Chirinos throws a strike on the first pitch 69.4% of the time.
144 plate appearances started in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Chirinos throws a fastball 54.5% of the time, against 44.1% when he is ahead.
110 pitches behind in the count, 177 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Chirinos puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.4% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 177 ahead.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Chirinos puts 49.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
274 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 to left-handed hitters.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Chirinos throws 44.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.4% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 386 with the bases empty.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Chirinos's fastball averages 93.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.3 past his 75th.
71 early fastballs, 27 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chirinos releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
515 tracked release points, averaging 6.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Chirinos releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
515 tracked pitches in 2024.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.9% of Chirinos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
87 of 515 located pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Chirinos gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 184th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Chirinos is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 200th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Chirinos projects a .308 average, 70th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 231st in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Chirinos lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 247th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Chirinos's stuff spins at 2,148 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
515 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 545th in MLB.
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