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 95.4 MPH and topping out at 98.0 MPH. He will typically have 15.0 revolutions (2288 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 58% of the time.
This is the location of all his Cutters. On average he throws it 87.9 MPH and topping out at 90.9 MPH. He will typically have 15.0 revolutions (2107 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 55% of the time.
This is the location of all his Curveballs. On average he throws it 83.0 MPH and topping out at 84.9 MPH. He will typically have 18.2 revolutions (2413 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 41% of the time.
This is the location of all his Changeups. On average he throws it 89.3 MPH and topping out at 91.3 MPH. He will typically have 10.6 revolutions (1506 RPM) from hand to the plate. He throws it in the strike zone 46% 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 11 inches towards a right handed batter and drops 13 inches . League average horizontal movement is 8 inches and 15 inches drop.
This is the movement of his Cutter. On average the ball moves 1 inch away from a right handed batter and drops 30 inches . League average horizontal movement is 3 inches and 25 inches drop.
This is the movement of his Curveball. On average the ball moves 5 inches away from a right handed batter and drops 49 inches . League average horizontal movement is 10 inches and 53 inches drop.
This is the movement of his Changeup. On average the ball moves 16 inches towards a right handed batter and drops 30 inches . League average horizontal movement is 14 inches and 32 inches drop.
This is all his release points. On average he releases the ball 6.1ft from the ground.
This is the release point of all his 4-Seam Fastballs. On average he releases the ball 6.2ft. from the ground.
This is the release point of all his Cutters. On average he releases the ball 6.0ft. from the ground.
This is the release point of all his Curveballs. On average he releases the ball 6.0ft. from the ground.
This is the release point of all his Changeups. On average he releases the ball 5.9ft. 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
Here's the flow of all
Mercado's pitches this season. Connecting bars and pie charts
are sized by density of pitches for each count.
4-Seam Fastball
Cutter
Curveball
Changeup