His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Davies's sinker averages 89.5 mph, and has touched 92.5.
445 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Davies's sinker moves 121.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
445 thrown, averaging 89.5 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Davies goes to the changeup: 35.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.8% the rest of the time.
392 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Davies works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 696th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Davies averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
1499 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 675th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
12.9% of Davies's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
194 of 1499 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Davies's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 86.5 off his cutter.
381 and 169 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Davies puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.2% when he is ahead.
479 located pitches behind, 373 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Davies lands 46% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.7% of his offspeed pitches.
995 of his fastballs, 370 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Davies's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
381 thrown, averaging 89.4 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Davies puts 43% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
695 pitches to right-handed hitters, 804 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Davies releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1499 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Davies lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1499 located pitches in 2023.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Davies projects a .358 average, 17th percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 644th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Davies works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 29.7% of everything he throws.
1499 classified pitches in 2023.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Davies throws a fastball 72.7% of the time, against 58.4% when he is ahead.
479 pitches behind in the count, 373 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Davies's stuff spins at 2,106 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
1499 pitches in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 598th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Davies's curveball spins at 2,647 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 thrown in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.5 mph separates Davies's sinker from his curveball, 89.5 against 77.1.
445 and 93 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Davies releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1499 tracked pitches in 2023.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Davies throws a strike on the first pitch 56.8% of the time.
377 plate appearances started in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .352 on his fastballs.
134 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact Davies gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 518th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Davies throws the sinker 36.7% of the time against right-handers and 23.6% against left-handers.
695 pitches to right-handers, 804 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Davies, 36th percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 493rd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Davies has thrown 29 sliders this season, 1.9% of his pitches, at 81.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1499 classified pitches in 2023.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Davies's sinker averages 89.5 mph, and has touched 92.5.
445 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Davies's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 86.5 off his cutter.
381 and 169 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Davies works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 29.7% of everything he throws.
1499 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Davies's curveball spins at 2,647 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 thrown in 2023.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.5 mph separates Davies's sinker from his curveball, 89.5 against 77.1.
445 and 93 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Davies throws the sinker 36.7% of the time against right-handers and 23.6% against left-handers.
695 pitches to right-handers, 804 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Davies has thrown 29 sliders this season, 1.9% of his pitches, at 81.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1499 classified pitches in 2023.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Davies's sinker moves 121.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
445 thrown, averaging 89.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Davies's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
381 thrown, averaging 89.4 mph.
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 Davies goes to the changeup: 35.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.8% the rest of the time.
392 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Davies puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.2% when he is ahead.
479 located pitches behind, 373 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Davies throws a fastball 72.7% of the time, against 58.4% when he is ahead.
479 pitches behind in the count, 373 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Davies throws a strike on the first pitch 56.8% of the time.
377 plate appearances started in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Davies works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 696th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Davies averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
1499 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 675th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
12.9% of Davies's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
194 of 1499 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Davies lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1499 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Davies lands 46% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.7% of his offspeed pitches.
995 of his fastballs, 370 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .352 on his fastballs.
134 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Davies puts 43% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
695 pitches to right-handed hitters, 804 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Davies releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1499 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Davies releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1499 tracked pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Davies projects a .358 average, 17th percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 644th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact Davies gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 518th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Davies, 36th percentile.
1499 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 493rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Davies's stuff spins at 2,106 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
1499 pitches in 2023. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 598th in MLB.
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