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Jose Alvarez
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 195LBS | Age: 35
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2020 0 0 1.42 8 0 0 6.1 6 1.58
2021 5 2 2.37 67 1 0 64.2 42 1.11
2022 2 1 5.28 21 0 1 15.1 15 1.70
10 Seasons 22 25 3.47 447 8 4 420.2 360 1.31
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2020 8 0-0 1.42 6.1 6 1.58
2021 67 5-2 2.37 64.2 42 1.11
2022 21 2-1 5.28 15.1 15 1.70
10 Seasons 447 22-25 3.47 420.2 360 1.31
20222022 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value0NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA7.22NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.294NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo90.8NOT QUALIFIED11Avg Exit Velocity86.9NOT QUALIFIEDChase %31.6NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %23.3NOT QUALIFIEDK %19.7NOT QUALIFIEDBB %11.8NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %12.2NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %32.7NOT QUALIFIEDGB %49.0NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.4NOT QUALIFIED55
20222022 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE40°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"11.5 INCHES TAIL13.5 INCHES RISE6.0 INCHES BREAK1.7 INCHES RISEAVG16.3 INCHES TAIL3.7 INCHES RISEAVG16.3 INCHES TAIL9.6 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVGSinker50%90.892.7Change35%81.584.2Slider10%80.384.74-Seam5%90.993.0SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2015 26 1015 196 6 3.1 2.1 85.5 112.1 8.3 33.2 .229 .334 .281 .283 .318 27.6 20.8 8.1 3.49 3.29
2016 27 930 189 6 3.2 2.3 86.4 110.9 9.6 38.1 .256 .365 .318 .289 .343 22.2 19.9 5.9 3.45 3.48
2017 28 760 146 9 6.2 4.4 86.5 111.6 12.9 34.2 .257 .441 .304 .309 .388 32.9 22.2 5.9 3.88 4.09
2018 29 1021 178 13 7.3 5.0 86.8 113.3 10.4 34.3 .226 .378 .270 .296 .347 30.3 22.6 8.4 2.71 3.68
2019 30 984 185 9 4.9 3.5 86.1 112.7 7.7 33.5 .265 .413 .319 .311 .367 32.4 20.0 7.1 3.36 4.26
2020 31 129 18 1 5.6 3.7 86.3 105.5 2.8 27.8 .312 .380 .333 .350 .411 38.9 22.2 11.1 1.42 5.34
2021 32 970 204 5 2.5 1.9 86.4 110.1 8.3 29.9 .249 .341 .245 .286 .309 32.8 15.8 7.1 2.37 3.42
2022 33 273 49 6 12.2 7.9 86.9 111.4 6.9 42.9 .294 .536 .375 .400 .464 32.7 19.7 11.8 5.28 7.22
Player 6082 1165 55 4.7 3.4 86.3 113.3 9.2 34.1 .250 .382 .293 .301 .349 29.9 20.2 7.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Alvarez relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(49.8%) ,
Changeup
(35.2%) ,
Slider
(9.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(5.1%) ,

Sinker136 Pitches (49.8%)
Changeup96 Pitches (35.2%)
Slider27 Pitches (9.9%)
Four Seamer14 Pitches (5.1%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
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Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2015 51.5 48.5 17.3 27.6 3.6 35.2 41.3 23.5 19.9 24.0 7.7 15.3 17.3 15.8
2016 46.0 54.0 23.3 28.0 2.6 31.7 40.2 27.5 18.5 18.5 8.5 13.2 21.7 19.0
2017 39.0 61.0 21.2 30.8 8.9 30.1 39.0 30.1 16.4 15.1 7.5 13.7 24.0 22.6
2018 47.8 52.2 20.2 25.8 6.2 34.3 38.8 25.8 19.1 19.1 9.0 15.2 19.7 16.9
2019 50.3 49.7 20.5 24.3 4.9 32.4 40.0 27.6 20.0 23.2 7.0 12.4 16.8 20.5
2020 50.0 50.0 5.6 33.3 11.1 16.7 55.6 27.8 5.6 38.9 5.6 11.1 16.7 22.2
2021 51.0 49.0 16.2 23.5 9.3 41.7 35.8 22.5 27.5 17.6 5.9 14.2 18.1 16.7
2022 49.0 51.0 22.4 24.5 4.1 42.9 34.7 22.4 20.4 20.4 8.2 22.4 14.3 14.3
Player 48.1 51.9 19.6 26.5 5.8 34.6 39.2 25.8 20.3 20.1 7.6 14.3 19.1 18.3
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 20.6 17.8 6.0 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2015 5.1 39.8 21.4 23.5 6.1 3.1 2.1
2016 3.2 33.3 23.8 30.2 2.6 3.2 2.3
2017 4.8 29.5 24.7 26.0 6.2 6.2 4.4
2018 3.9 36.0 23.6 22.5 4.5 7.3 5.0
2019 4.9 40.0 17.3 27.6 5.4 4.9 3.5
2020 0.0 38.9 5.6 44.4 0.0 5.6 3.7
2021 6.4 37.3 23.0 26.5 4.4 2.5 1.9
2022 10.2 28.6 18.4 30.6 0.0 12.2 7.9
Player 4.9 36.0 21.8 26.5 4.5 4.7 3.4
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJose Alvarez Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comFour SeamerSinkerChangeupSliderCutterCurveball20152016201720182019202020212022-12.5-10-7.5-5-2.502.55

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 4-Seam Fastball SF L 14 90.9 19.5 -3.2 11.5ARM 4.7 13.5 -2.6 11.5ARM 3.9
2022 Sinker SF L 136 90.8 23.6 -0.1 16.3ARM 1.9 9.6 -0.6 16.3ARM 1.2
2022 Changeup SF L 96 81.5 37.5 2.8 16.3ARM 1.8 3.7 3.1 16.3ARM 2.0
2022 Slider SF L 27 80.3 40.7 -1.0 6.0GLV -3.3 1.7 0.2 6.0GLV 1.1
2021 Changeup SF L 272 81.2 37.2 2.4 14.4ARM 0.6 4.3 3.5 14.4ARM 0.5
2021 Cutter SF L 36 85.8 27.2 2.5 2.0GLV -0.5 9.8 1.8 2.0GLV 0.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball SF L 121 91.2 17.4 -1.1 10.5ARM 3.4 15.7 -0.4 10.5ARM 2.9
2021 Sinker SF L 442 91.2 23.0 -0.3 16.8ARM 2.1 9.9 -0.4 16.8ARM 2.1
2021 Slider SF L 99 81.4 36.7 -3.9 5.0GLV -2.7 4.3 -2.7 5.0GLV 0.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2022 Sinker -2.0 -3 136 49.8 35 .346 .500 .472 5.4 8.6 10.7 .304 .517 .433 37.5
2022 Changeup -1.7 -2 96 35.2 32 .207 .517 .364 37.7 28.1 29.0 .273 .546 .381 25.0
2022 Slider -1.3 0 27 9.9 5 .400 .600 .430 42.9 40.0 18.2 .346 .424 .336 33.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 0 14 5.1 3 .000 .000 .000 16.7 33.3 16.7 .313 .778 .455 50.0
2021 Sinker 3.2 14 442 45.6 128 .191 .252 .249 14.4 14.8 15.6 .254 .331 .297 39.2
2021 Changeup 0.4 1 272 28.0 69 .215 .246 .249 29.8 18.8 14.3 .223 .304 .249 18.9
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.1 0 121 12.5 33 .167 .300 .271 20.4 15.2 11.9 .207 .370 .287 40.0
2021 Slider -0.9 -1 99 10.2 32 .323 .387 .353 22.6 15.6 20.8 .322 .424 .335 30.8
2021 Cutter -3.5 -1 36 3.7 3 .667 .667 .600 25.0 0.0 0.0 .321 .357 .290 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2022 Changeup 83 81.4 93 17.2 10:00 9:15 45
2022 4-Seam Fastball 11 91.2 96 18.0 10:30 10:45 -15
2022 Sinker 124 90.8 96 19.2 10:30 10:00 30
2022 Slider 26 80.3 26 6.4 1:45 3:00 -75
2021 Changeup 258 81.2 89 15.9 9:45 9:15 30
2021 Cutter 31 85.9 51 9.2 11:30 12:30 -60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 115 91.2 93 18.5 10:30 10:45 -15
2021 Sinker 392 91.3 94 19.6 10:30 10:00 30
2021 Slider 94 81.4 34 6.4 12:45 2:00 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLSINKERCHANGEUPSLIDERJose AlvarezObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202020212022All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE36°2020 ARM ANGLE40°2021 ARM ANGLE40°2022
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2013 171 692 1 0 -5 -3 -7
2014 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
2015 279 999 9 3 -2 -5 6
2016 252 913 4 0 -3 -4 -3
2017 198 759 2 10 -4 -2 6
2018 259 1,021 7 15 -7 -4 11
2019 251 984 6 1 -5 -5 -3
2020 27 129 0 2 -1 -1 0
2021 265 970 14 9 -6 -4 14
2022 75 273 0 -2 -1 -1 -5
Player 1,780 6,750 43 38 -33 43 18
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2015 1,015 48.4 64.6 83.3 31.9 60.5 38.2 68.6 47.7 24.6 8.1 73.2
2016 930 48.3 68.4 82.7 34.9 67.9 40.5 63.7 51.1 22.1 6.5 75.0
2017 760 46.8 72.4 82.9 31.2 62.7 41.6 61.6 50.5 23.7 7.1 83.3
2018 1,021 48.3 68.6 82.5 31.3 63.6 43.4 62.5 49.3 23.3 5.3 75.9
2019 984 48.4 73.3 82.2 32.1 63.8 39.9 65.7 52.0 23.0 9.0 86.5
2020 129 38.0 67.3 84.8 38.8 64.5 33.3 55.6 49.6 25.0 8.5 63.6
2021 970 51.4 66.1 84.2 27.4 65.1 40.5 69.4 47.3 20.7 10.3 72.0
2022 273 44.3 66.9 85.2 31.6 62.5 46.2 52.0 47.3 23.3 5.1 78.6
Player 6,082 48.2 68.6 83.1 31.7 63.9 40.8 64.7 49.5 23.0 7.6 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 76 68 81 85 53 85 90 96 91 53 39 64 74 29 61 11 84
2016 75 37 71 88 65 91 92 91 100 41 80 40 95 24 66 17 75
2017 55 35 28 26 70 72 44 67 52 55 87 46 83 26 75 44 86
2018 63 65 55 48 63 60 32 87 87 53 46 38 85 30 67 28 82
2019 52 23 50 71 46 80 87 97 82 26 65 30 78 23 73 32 76
2020 24 70 65
2021 77 36 82 96 64 97 98 91 89 5 69 13 45 17 35 64
2022 11 11 55
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2016 24.2 4 3.9 0 3 4 0 0.0
2017 20.5 7 4.7 2 5 4 1 14.3
2018 22.5 3 3.4 0 5 2 1 33.3
2019 23.3 8 5.8 2 3 5 2 25.0
2021 25.3 2 3.0 -1 2 3 1 50.0
2022 23.0 3 3.0 0 0 1 2 66.7
Player 22.8 27 23.7 3 18 19 7 25.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2016 4 4 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 7 3 3 4 4 2 4 3 5 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 6 4 4 3
2017 7 4 5 6 4 4 5 4 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 6 5 4 6 4 7 4 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 4 2
2018 3 5 3 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 6 4 3 3 3 2 4 3 4 4 5 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 1
2019 8 6 5 8 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 7 6 3 6 6 5 6 5 7 5 5 7 7 6 5 5 7 6 6 5
2021 2 4 3 1 3 3 4 2 3 1 3 5 3 3 4 3 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 3 3
2022 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Player 27 26 20 28 23 22 25 23 19 17 22 34 24 19 24 25 19 22 24 27 26 25 30 26 21 20 22 29 27 25 17
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2015
2016
+/-
 
2017
+/-
 
2018
+/-
 
2019
+/-
 
2020
+/-
 
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 91.4 91.2 -0.2 91.1 -0.1 91.3 0.2 90.9 -0.4 91.0 0.1 90.9 -0.1 90.8 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 79.4 80.5 1.1 81.5 1.0 81.3 -0.2 82.0 0.7 81.7 -0.3 81.2 -0.5 81.5 0.3
Breaking Velocity 82.4 84.4 2.0 80.2 -4.2 82.3 2.1 82.6 0.3 83.4 0.8 81.4 -2.0 80.3 -1.1
Exit Velocity 85.5 86.4 0.9 86.5 0.1 86.8 0.3 86.1 -0.7 86.3 0.2 86.4 0.1 86.9 0.5
Launch Angle 8.3 9.6 1.3 12.9 3.3 10.4 -2.5 7.7 -2.7 2.8 -4.9 8.3 5.5 6.9 -1.4
Barrel % 3.1 3.2 0.1 6.2 3.0 7.3 1.1 4.9 -2.4 5.6 0.7 2.5 -3.1 12.2 9.7
Hard Hit % 27.6 22.2 -5.4 32.9 10.7 30.3 -2.6 32.4 2.1 38.9 6.5 32.8 -6.1 32.7 -0.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.2 38.1 4.9 34.2 -3.9 34.3 0.1 33.5 -0.8 27.8 -5.7 29.9 2.1 42.9 13.0
xBA .229 .256 0.027 .257 0.001 .226 -0.031 .265 0.039 .312 0.047 .249 -0.063 .294 0.045
BA .228 .298 0.070 .263 -0.035 .217 -0.046 .284 0.067 .292 0.008 .217 -0.075 .270 0.053
xwOBA .283 .289 0.006 .309 0.020 .296 -0.013 .311 0.015 .350 0.039 .286 -0.064 .400 0.114
wOBA .281 .318 0.037 .304 -0.014 .270 -0.034 .319 0.049 .333 0.014 .245 -0.088 .375 0.130
xSLG .334 .365 0.031 .441 0.076 .378 -0.063 .413 0.035 .380 -0.033 .341 -0.039 .536 0.195
SLG .339 .403 0.064 .426 0.023 .323 -0.103 .431 0.108 .375 -0.056 .279 -0.096 .492 0.213
K% 20.8 19.9 -0.9 22.2 2.3 22.6 0.4 20.0 -2.6 22.2 2.2 15.8 -6.4 19.7 3.9
BB% 8.1 5.9 -2.2 5.9 0.0 8.4 2.5 7.1 -1.3 11.1 4.0 7.1 -4.0 11.8 4.7
Swing % 47.7 51.1 3.4 50.5 -0.6 49.3 -1.2 52.0 2.7 49.6 -2.4 47.3 -2.3 47.3 0.0
Whiff% 24.6 22.1 -2.5 23.7 1.6 23.3 -0.4 23.0 -0.3 25.0 2.0 20.7 -4.3 23.3 2.6
In Zone % 48.4 48.3 -0.1 46.8 -1.5 48.3 1.5 48.4 0.1 38.0 -10.4 51.4 13.4 44.3 -7.1
Out of Zone % 51.6 51.7 0.1 53.2 1.5 51.7 -1.5 51.6 -0.1 62.0 10.4 48.6 -13.4 55.7 7.1
Out of Zone Swing % 31.9 34.9 3.0 31.2 -3.7 31.3 0.1 32.1 0.8 38.8 6.7 27.4 -11.4 31.6 4.2
First Pitch Swing % 31.8 35.2 3.4 35.9 0.7 33.6 -2.3 39.0 5.4 40.7 1.7 33.2 -7.5 32.0 -1.2
First Pitch Strike % 68.6 63.7 -4.9 61.6 -2.1 62.5 0.9 65.7 3.2 55.6 -10.1 69.4 13.8 52.0 -17.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2016 Shifts 236 .319 122 16 13.1 114 36 31.6
2017 Shifts 198 .304 91 1 1.1 107 7 6.5
2018 Shifts 257 .272 112 0 0.0 145 4 2.8
2019 Shifts 251 .319 131 6 4.6 120 30 25.0
2020 Shifts 27 .333 17 5 29.4 10 6 60.0
2021 Shifts 265 .245 139 7 5.0 126 56 44.4
2022 Shifts 75 .375 42 5 11.9 33 14 42.4
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2013 223 16.2 33.6% 1.8% 125 19.6 0.8% 4.0%
2014 0 -- -- -- 4 16.6 0.0% 0.0%
2015 279 18.9 16.8% 4.7% 173 22.7 8.7% 16.2%
2016 196 19.5 13.3% 5.1% 195 23.7 10.3% 15.4%
2017 208 18.7 6.7% 1.9% 134 22.4 0.0% 6.0%
2018 277 18.9 4.0% 0.7% 172 23.2 0.0% 8.1%
2019 226 18.9 5.3% 2.7% 189 21.2 1.1% 4.2%
2020 30 18.9 0.0% 6.7% 28 23.0 0.0% 3.6%
2021 285 19.5 3.2% 1.8% 168 23.6 1.2% 8.9%
2022 49 18.0 10.2% 0.0% 72 24.4 0.0% 12.5%

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Pitch Distribution

Jose Alvarez - 2022 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed