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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.
Dylan Cease RHP
2025 · vs RHB
1564 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1564 pitches in sample Change pitcher
1564 Pitches
32.7% Whiff %
65.3% Strike %
.277 xwOBA
36.0% Hard-hit %
The arsenal
7 pitch types in sample| Pitch | Usage | n | Velo | Spin | Whiff % | Strike % | xwOBA | Hard-hit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Slider | 45% | 704 | 89.0 | 2773 | 43.6% n=360 | 64.2% | .232 n=176 | 29.6% n=98 |
| FF Four-seam | 39% | 614 | 97.1 | 2547 | 25.0% n=324 | 65.0% | .310 n=143 | 47.1% n=87 |
| ST Sweeper | 6% | 97 | 84.5 | 2914 | 25.6% n=43 | 73.2% | .236 n=23 | 12.5% n=16 |
| SI Sinker | 6% | 89 | 95.7 | 2479 | 13.5% n=52 | 73.0% | .391 n=25 | 32.0% n=25 |
| KC Knuckle-curve | 3% | 52 | 81.7 | 2744 | 23.1% n=13 | 53.8% | .453 n=5 | 100.0% n=2 |
| UN Unknown | 0% | 6 | · | · | — n=0 | 100.0% | — n=0 | — n=0 |
| CH Changeup | 0% | 2 | 90.5 | 1990 | — n=0 | 0.0% | .691 n=1 | — n=0 |
| ALLoverall | 100% | 1564 | 92.1 | 2674 | 32.7% n=792 | 65.3% | .277 n=373 | 36.0% n=228 |
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