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Pitcher Lab
A pitch-level explorer over Statcast for one pitcher. Search an arm, set the filters, and read the arsenal: usage, velo and spin, whiff %, strike %, xwOBA against, and hard-hit %. Every number shows the sample (n) behind it. Research and context, you decide.
Merrill Kelly RHP
2024 · vs LHB
583 pitches in sample Change pitcher
583 pitches in sample Change pitcher
583 Pitches
14.1% Whiff %
61.6% Strike %
.387 xwOBA
42.9% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Changeup | 29% | 171 | 88.2 | 2171 | 26.4% n=87 | 59.1% | .226 n=56 | 24.4% n=45 |
| FC Cutter | 26% | 149 | 90.3 | 2377 | 6.7% n=60 | 60.4% | .482 n=39 | 62.5% n=24 |
| FF Four-seam | 24% | 138 | 91.8 | 2369 | 4.1% n=49 | 61.6% | .529 n=29 | 64.0% n=25 |
| CU Curveball | 10% | 61 | 81.8 | 2628 | 12.0% n=25 | 68.9% | .477 n=10 | 45.5% n=11 |
| SI Sinker | 10% | 58 | 92.2 | 2236 | 11.5% n=26 | 65.5% | .390 n=22 | 23.1% n=13 |
| SL Slider | 1% | 5 | 86.3 | 2411 | 0.0% n=2 | 40.0% | .478 n=2 | 100.0% n=1 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 1 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 583 | 89.3 | 2327 | 14.1% n=249 | 61.6% | .387 n=158 | 42.9% n=119 |
Whiff % = whiffs ÷ swings · Strike % = strikes ÷ pitches · xwOBA = avg expected wOBA on contact ·
Hard-hit % = 95+ mph ÷ batted balls · n shown on every rate · descriptive context, not a pick