When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ventura throws a fastball 67% of the time, against 39.1% when he is ahead.
954 pitches behind in the count, 778 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ventura goes to the curveball: 39.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
772 two-strike pitches in 2016.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ventura's sinker averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 99.8.
955 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .391 expected average against them, against .314 on his offspeed pitches.
1712 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ventura averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 113th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ventura's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 86.4 off his changeup.
707 and 565 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Ventura, 18th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 567th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ventura works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 31.3% of everything he throws.
3047 classified pitches in 2016.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ventura's stuff spins at 1,903 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 145th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Ventura's sinker from his curveball, 96.3 against 83.0.
955 and 770 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Ventura gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 519th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ventura's fastball averages 96.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.0 past his 75th.
501 early fastballs, 374 late ones.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ventura throws a strike on the first pitch 56.3% of the time.
817 plate appearances started in 2016.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ventura throws the sinker 37.1% of the time against right-handers and 25.3% against left-handers.
1566 pitches to right-handers, 1481 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ventura projects a .375 average, 34th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ventura's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,378 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
707 thrown in 2016.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ventura has thrown 50 cutters this season, 1.6% of his pitches, at 91.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
3047 classified pitches in 2016.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ventura throws a fastball 67% of the time, against 39.1% when he is ahead.
954 pitches behind in the count, 778 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ventura goes to the curveball: 39.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
772 two-strike pitches in 2016.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ventura throws a strike on the first pitch 56.3% of the time.
817 plate appearances started in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ventura's sinker averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 99.8.
955 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ventura's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 86.4 off his changeup.
707 and 565 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ventura works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The sinker is 31.3% of everything he throws.
3047 classified pitches in 2016.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Ventura's sinker from his curveball, 96.3 against 83.0.
955 and 770 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ventura throws the sinker 37.1% of the time against right-handers and 25.3% against left-handers.
1566 pitches to right-handers, 1481 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ventura's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,378 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
707 thrown in 2016.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ventura has thrown 50 cutters this season, 1.6% of his pitches, at 91.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
3047 classified pitches in 2016.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .391 expected average against them, against .314 on his offspeed pitches.
1712 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ventura averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 113th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Ventura, 18th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 567th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Ventura gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 519th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ventura projects a .375 average, 34th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ventura's stuff spins at 1,903 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 145th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ventura's fastball averages 96.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.0 past his 75th.
501 early fastballs, 374 late ones.
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Career team 2013 to 2016