Pitching Savant (2024)

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BaseballSavant.MLB.com is MLB.com's clearinghouse for Statcast data.

Run Value Definition: the run impact of an event based on the runners on base, outs, ball and strike count. Read more here. * Run Value and Whiff % are defined on a per pitch basis, all other stats are on a per PA basis. * Click a players row to view videos. Pitchers.

But the legacy of Jim Abbott is about much more than just that September day in 1993. By pitching from the mound in the iconic Yankees pinstripes and by playing for a decade in MLB, Abbott became a role model to disabled children all over the country.

A full 8% of the pitches thrown to him are classified as “meatballs” on Baseball Savant, meaning they're right down the middle of the zone.

On average, MLB bat boys earn about $9 to $10 per hour. The salary range may vary slightly between teams, but this hourly rate is consistent across the league. Most bat boys work eight to nine-hour days during the 81 home games each year for their respective ball clubs.

Tarik El-Abour is the first professional baseball player diagnosed with Autism. At age 10, he realized baseball was his passion, and he would do anything to play.

You might just miss one of Ben Joyce's fastballs. Joyce has been lighting up radar guns yet again this season, including uncorking a 104.5 mph fastball in a scoreless seventh inning of the Angels' 6-5 win over the Mariners in 10 innings on Friday, the hardest pitch thrown by any pitcher this season.

Major League Baseball's top pitchers every year usually have an ERA under 3.00, meaning they give up less than three earned runs for every nine innings they pitch.

For pitchers and batters 1.5 called pitches in the 'shadow zone' per team game. (The shadow zone is essentially the edges of the strike zone, roughly one ball width inside and one ball wide outside of the zone.

1. Bob Gibson – this Hall of Famer was on my list of 5 players who changed the game, since his dominance led to rules changes to add more offense. He may have been the most intimidating pitcher of all time. He was extremely competitive and downright surly.

Who is the wildest pitcher in the MLB? ›

Tony Mullane is the all-time leader in wild pitches with 343 career.

Definition. A "butcher boy" is a batter who squares around to bunt, only to pull the bat back and make a short, downward swing.

* LA Sweet-Spot – a batted ball hit with launch angle between 8° and 32°. Read more here. * Squared-up – a swing where at least 80% of the potential exit velocity (based on swing speed and pitch speed) is converted into actual exit velocity.

Comebacker: A ball hit back to the pitcher. Cookie: An easily hittable pitch.

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Go To Major League Statcast Search

Minor League Statcast tracking is available since the 2021 season for certain levels and ballparks. Data is available for: All Triple-A games starting with the 2023 season, as well as Pacific Coast League games and Charlotte home games for the 2022 season.

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In the top right corner there is an option of which statistic to find the leaderboard for, with hitting, pitching, fielding, running, and positioning. The data can be downloaded as a CSV file.