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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.
Zack Wheeler RHP
2024 · vs RHB
1484 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1484 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1484 Pitches
27.8% Whiff %
68.3% Strike %
.207 xwOBA
27.3% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Four-seam | 36% | 532 | 95.4 | 2441 | 32.6% n=285 | 73.9% | .230 n=112 | 39.0% n=59 |
| SI Sinker | 33% | 494 | 94.6 | 2266 | 14.3% n=272 | 70.0% | .251 n=150 | 25.9% n=116 |
| ST Sweeper | 23% | 336 | 85.1 | 2571 | 33.5% n=167 | 61.0% | .151 n=87 | 21.1% n=57 |
| CU Curveball | 4% | 63 | 82.1 | 2719 | 36.4% n=22 | 41.3% | .106 n=15 | 14.3% n=7 |
| FS Splitter | 4% | 53 | 86.0 | 1542 | 56.4% n=39 | 73.6% | .054 n=19 | 20.0% n=5 |
| FC Cutter | 0% | 5 | 91.1 | 2505 | 25.0% n=4 | 80.0% | .336 n=1 | 0.0% n=1 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 1 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1484 | 91.9 | 2392 | 27.8% n=789 | 68.3% | .207 n=384 | 27.3% n=245 |
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