2018 James Shields Pitcher Visualization Report

This is the location of all his individual pitches and a zone chart at the top showing density of locations.

This is the location of all his 4-Seam Fastballs. On average he throws it 89.5 MPH and topping out at 93.8 MPH. He will typically have 15.8 revolutions (2271 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 53% of the time.

This is the location of all his Cutters. On average he throws it 86.4 MPH and topping out at 90.6 MPH. He will typically have 16.9 revolutions (2342 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 48% of the time.

This is the location of all his Curveballs. On average he throws it 78.2 MPH and topping out at 82.9 MPH. He will typically have 19.9 revolutions (2478 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 44% of the time.

This is the location of all his Changeups. On average he throws it 83.4 MPH and topping out at 86.2 MPH. He will typically have 12.4 revolutions (1665 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 39% of the time.

This is the location of all his Sinkers. On average he throws it 89.0 MPH and topping out at 92.6 MPH. He will typically have 15.3 revolutions (2178 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 38% of the time.

This is the location of all his Eephuss. On average he throws it 68.5 MPH and topping out at 72.3 MPH. He will typically have 22.8 revolutions (2478 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 44% of the time.

This is all his pitches showing horizontal & vertical movement with gravity in inches.

This is the movement of his 4-Seam Fastball. On average the ball moves 8 inches towards a right handed batter and drops 20 inches . League average horizontal movement is 7 inches and 16 inches drop.

This is the movement of his Cutter. On average the ball moves 5 inches away from a right handed batter and drops 29 inches . League average horizontal movement is 3 inches and 26 inches drop.

This is the movement of his Curveball. On average the ball moves 6 inches away from a right handed batter and drops 49 inches . League average horizontal movement is 10 inches and 54 inches drop.

This is the movement of his Changeup. On average the ball moves 14 inches towards a right handed batter and drops 32 inches . League average horizontal movement is 13 inches and 32 inches drop.

This is the movement of his Sinker. On average the ball moves 14 inches towards a right handed batter and drops 30 inches . League average horizontal movement is 15 inches and 23 inches drop.

This is the movement of his Eephus. On average the ball moves 14 inches away from a right handed batter and drops 72 inches . League average horizontal movement is 13 inches and 74 inches drop.

This is all his release points. On average he releases the ball 5.6ft from the ground.

This is the release point of all his 4-Seam Fastballs. On average he releases the ball 5.4ft. from the ground.

This is the release point of all his Cutters. On average he releases the ball 5.6ft. from the ground.

This is the release point of all his Curveballs. On average he releases the ball 5.8ft. from the ground.

This is the release point of all his Changeups. On average he releases the ball 5.6ft. from the ground.

This is the release point of all his Sinkers. On average he releases the ball 5.1ft. from the ground.

This is the release point of all his Eephuss. On average he releases the ball 6.0ft. from the ground.

This all his pitches out of the zone.

This is all his pitches on the edge of the zone.

This is all his swing & misses.

Radial Chart

Barrels

Spray Chart