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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.
Mitch Spence RHP
2023-25
3844 pitches in sample Change pitcher
3844 pitches in sample Change pitcher
3844 Pitches
22.0% Whiff %
64.9% Strike %
.334 xwOBA
42.2% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Cutter | 41% | 1593 | 90.8 | 2626 | 16.6% n=770 | 66.4% | .358 n=405 | 46.9% n=307 |
| SL Slider | 30% | 1172 | 84.4 | 2761 | 27.6% n=648 | 69.8% | .337 n=321 | 35.4% n=226 |
| CU Curveball | 14% | 537 | 81.0 | 2804 | 31.8% n=283 | 62.0% | .234 n=173 | 29.6% n=108 |
| SI Sinker | 13% | 490 | 92.0 | 1898 | 11.6% n=216 | 53.3% | .392 n=114 | 53.4% n=103 |
| CH Changeup | 1% | 41 | 88.2 | 1492 | 14.3% n=14 | 43.9% | .395 n=8 | 75.0% n=8 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 9 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| PO Pitchout | 0% | 2 | 86.2 | 2466 | — n=0 | 0.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 3844 | 87.6 | 2587 | 22.0% n=1931 | 64.9% | .334 n=1021 | 42.2% n=752 |
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