2019-2020 Pitch Use (FB% and Number of Pitches)
Reading through Jeff Zimmerman’s article on the impact of pitchers only having two pitches, I decided to pull the data for 2019-2020 (minimum 100 innings) and focus on starting pitchers. No analysis, just a table for my (or anyone’s) future use.
Player Name | Fastball % | % for most pitched | % for 2nd most pitched | % for 3rd most pitched | % for top two pitches | % for top three pitches |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Leake | 14.4% | 26.1% | 20.7% | 18.3% | 46.8% | 65.1% |
Mike Fiers | 32.7% | 32.7% | 19.6% | 17.7% | 52.3% | 70.0% |
Ivan Nova | 17.6% | 36.6% | 17.6% | 16.8% | 54.2% | 71.0% |
Kyle Gibson | 18.2% | 32.1% | 20.8% | 18.2% | 52.9% | 71.1% |
Joe Musgrove | 37.6% | 37.6% | 22.1% | 11.9% | 59.7% | 71.6% |
Jeff Samardzija | 27.7% | 27.7% | 24.9% | 19.3% | 52.6% | 71.9% |
Trevor Cahill | 8.1% | 28.3% | 23.4% | 21.8% | 51.7% | 73.5% |
Hyun-Jin Ryu | 27.3% | 27.4% | 27.3% | 19.4% | 54.7% | 74.1% |
Trevor Bauer | 38.5% | 38.5% | 19.6% | 16.6% | 58.1% | 74.7% |
Miles Mikolas | 27.4% | 27.4% | 23.8% | 23.6% | 51.2% | 74.8% |
Sonny Gray | 28.6% | 28.6% | 25.4% | 21.1% | 54.0% | 75.1% |
Noah Syndergaard | 29.3% | 29.8% | 29.3% | 16.3% | 59.1% | 75.4% |
Cole Hamels | 35.5% | 35.5% | 21.3% | 18.6% | 56.8% | 75.4% |
Rick Porcello | 31.5% | 31.5% | 25.6% | 18.6% | 57.1% | 75.7% |
Aaron Brooks | 25.7% | 28.0% | 25.7% | 22.4% | 53.7% | 76.1% |
Merrill Kelly | 37.3% | 37.3% | 21.3% | 18.2% | 58.6% | 76.8% |
Anibal Sanchez | 30.1% | 30.1% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 53.6% | 77.1% |
Yu Darvish | 26.7% | 36.7% | 26.7% | 13.8% | 63.4% | 77.2% |
Tanner Roark | 25.5% | 30.0% | 25.5% | 21.8% | 55.5% | 77.3% |
Martin Perez | 17.5% | 30.8% | 24.8% | 22.2% | 55.6% | 77.8% |
Jon Lester | 28.3% | 34.2% | 28.3% | 15.4% | 62.5% | 77.9% |
Cal Quantrill | 20.1% | 36.9% | 21.5% | 20.1% | 58.4% | 78.5% |
Eduardo Rodriguez | 38.7% | 38.7% | 23.7% | 16.2% | 62.4% | 78.6% |
Chris Bassitt | 23.6% | 41.5% | 23.6% | 13.6% | 65.1% | 78.7% |
Zack Greinke | 40.8% | 40.8% | 21.9% | 16.1% | 62.7% | 78.8% |
Zack Wheeler | 30.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 19.8% | 59.0% | 78.8% |
Ariel Jurado | 22.9% | 41.3% | 22.9% | 15.0% | 64.2% | 79.2% |
Sandy Alcantara | 30.2% | 30.2% | 27.6% | 21.5% | 57.8% | 79.3% |
Steven Brault | 50.6% | 50.6% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 65.2% | 79.4% |
Anthony DeSclafani | 37.2% | 37.2% | 24.3% | 18.1% | 61.5% | 79.6% |
Stephen Strasburg | 28.6% | 30.7% | 28.6% | 20.7% | 59.3% | 80.0% |
German Marquez | 35.4% | 35.4% | 23.5% | 21.1% | 58.9% | 80.0% |
David Price | 27.5% | 27.5% | 26.5% | 26.2% | 54.0% | 80.2% |
Walker Buehler | 53.2% | 53.2% | 14.2% | 13.0% | 67.4% | 80.4% |
Mike Foltynewicz | 26.3% | 28.5% | 26.3% | 25.6% | 54.8% | 80.4% |
Aaron Sanchez | 36.4% | 36.4% | 23.1% | 21.1% | 59.5% | 80.6% |
Jakob Junis | 33.7% | 33.7% | 29.7% | 17.3% | 63.4% | 80.7% |
Brett Anderson | 18.6% | 43.8% | 18.7% | 18.6% | 62.5% | 81.1% |
Adrian Houser | 31.3% | 36.1% | 31.3% | 13.9% | 67.4% | 81.3% |
Danny Duffy | 44.2% | 44.2% | 26.3% | 11.5% | 70.5% | 82.0% |
Chase Anderson | 43.4% | 43.4% | 24.2% | 14.7% | 67.6% | 82.3% |
Dylan Bundy | 42.4% | 42.4% | 22.8% | 17.4% | 65.2% | 82.6% |
Luis Castillo | 29.7% | 32.5% | 29.7% | 20.8% | 62.2% | 83.0% |
Dallas Keuchel | 5.2% | 49.0% | 19.8% | 14.5% | 68.8% | 83.3% |
J.A. Happ | 48.4% | 48.4% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 65.9% | 83.3% |
Marco Gonzales | 0.9% | 38.6% | 24.1% | 20.6% | 62.7% | 83.3% |
Wade LeBlanc | 5.7% | 31.0% | 30.3% | 22.1% | 61.3% | 83.4% |
Wade Miley | 15.8% | 47.0% | 20.7% | 15.8% | 67.7% | 83.5% |
Max Scherzer | 48.4% | 48.4% | 20.7% | 14.5% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
Pablo Lopez | 42.4% | 42.4% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 64.4% | 83.6% |
Brandon Woodruff | 38.3% | 38.3% | 25.8% | 19.8% | 64.1% | 83.9% |
Gabriel Ynoa | 31.1% | 31.1% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 59.1% | 84.1% |
Kyle Freeland | 41.4% | 41.4% | 30.3% | 12.5% | 71.7% | 84.2% |
Jose Berrios | 32.2% | 32.2% | 28.9% | 23.1% | 61.1% | 84.2% |
Adam Wainwright | 13.6% | 36.8% | 25.1% | 22.4% | 61.9% | 84.3% |
Spencer Turnbull | 44.8% | 44.8% | 20.6% | 19.5% | 65.4% | 84.9% |
Jason Vargas | 27.6% | 35.1% | 27.6% | 22.2% | 62.7% | 84.9% |
Matt Strahm | 37.6% | 37.6% | 30.1% | 17.5% | 67.7% | 85.2% |
Julio Teheran | 41.7% | 41.7% | 22.7% | 21.0% | 64.4% | 85.4% |
Jordan Zimmermann | 34.4% | 34.4% | 31.6% | 19.5% | 66.0% | 85.5% |
Steven Matz | 0.0% | 50.6% | 20.1% | 14.8% | 70.7% | 85.5% |
Jack Flaherty | 46.5% | 46.5% | 27.6% | 12.0% | 74.1% | 86.1% |
Zach Eflin | 33.6% | 33.6% | 30.7% | 21.9% | 64.3% | 86.2% |
Andrew Cashner | 45.3% | 45.3% | 27.9% | 13.1% | 73.2% | 86.3% |
Charlie Morton | 29.8% | 37.3% | 29.8% | 19.2% | 67.1% | 86.3% |
Ryan Yarbrough | 0.1% | 36.7% | 25.6% | 24.1% | 62.3% | 86.4% |
Trent Thornton | 43.6% | 43.6% | 26.9% | 15.9% | 70.5% | 86.4% |
CC Sabathia | 1.3% | 42.0% | 30.2% | 14.3% | 72.2% | 86.5% |
Jorge Lopez | 31.9% | 32.2% | 31.9% | 22.5% | 64.1% | 86.6% |
Daniel Norris | 45.0% | 45.0% | 22.8% | 19.0% | 67.8% | 86.8% |
Trevor Williams | 51.9% | 51.9% | 20.1% | 15.0% | 72.0% | 87.0% |
Jake Arrieta | 1.0% | 55.5% | 18.2% | 13.4% | 73.7% | 87.1% |
Dakota Hudson | 13.0% | 48.7% | 25.7% | 13.0% | 74.4% | 87.4% |
Chris Archer | 39.9% | 39.9% | 35.5% | 12.1% | 75.4% | 87.5% |
Lance Lynn | 54.1% | 54.1% | 17.2% | 16.2% | 71.3% | 87.5% |
Mike Soroka | 18.7% | 44.6% | 24.3% | 18.7% | 68.9% | 87.6% |
Eric Lauer | 53.1% | 53.1% | 21.5% | 13.7% | 74.6% | 88.3% |
Tyler Beede | 56.1% | 56.1% | 18.7% | 13.7% | 74.8% | 88.5% |
Mike Minor | 44.6% | 44.6% | 24.6% | 19.4% | 69.2% | 88.6% |
Homer Bailey | 48.1% | 48.1% | 26.3% | 14.2% | 74.4% | 88.6% |
Mike Clevinger | 51.1% | 51.1% | 25.5% | 12.1% | 76.6% | 88.7% |
Michael Wacha | 49.5% | 49.5% | 23.8% | 15.4% | 73.3% | 88.7% |
Kenta Maeda | 33.7% | 33.7% | 31.5% | 23.7% | 65.2% | 88.9% |
Jose Quintana | 36.4% | 36.4% | 27.2% | 25.4% | 63.6% | 89.0% |
Aaron Nola | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.2% | 18.6% | 70.6% | 89.2% |
Adam Plutko | 54.0% | 54.0% | 24.2% | 11.2% | 78.2% | 89.4% |
Domingo German | 34.4% | 36.1% | 34.4% | 19.0% | 70.5% | 89.5% |
Robbie Ray | 42.7% | 42.7% | 30.8% | 16.2% | 73.5% | 89.7% |
Chris Sale | 35.8% | 38.4% | 35.8% | 15.6% | 74.2% | 89.8% |
Zach Plesac | 50.6% | 50.6% | 20.6% | 18.8% | 71.2% | 90.0% |
Glenn Sparkman | 60.7% | 60.7% | 16.6% | 12.8% | 77.3% | 90.1% |
Gerrit Cole | 51.6% | 51.6% | 23.2% | 15.4% | 74.8% | 90.2% |
Kyle Hendricks | 20.5% | 41.6% | 28.1% | 20.5% | 69.7% | 90.2% |
Masahiro Tanaka | 27.5% | 36.4% | 27.5% | 26.7% | 63.9% | 90.6% |
Patrick Corbin | 19.4% | 37.1% | 34.3% | 19.4% | 71.4% | 90.8% |
Jordan Lyles | 50.2% | 50.2% | 31.3% | 9.7% | 81.5% | 91.2% |
Marcus Stroman | 2.4% | 36.3% | 30.8% | 24.1% | 67.1% | 91.2% |
Reynaldo Lopez | 58.5% | 58.5% | 18.3% | 14.8% | 76.8% | 91.6% |
Antonio Senzatela | 61.9% | 61.9% | 19.5% | 10.6% | 81.4% | 92.0% |
Matthew Boyd | 49.8% | 49.8% | 36.2% | 6.1% | 86.0% | 92.1% |
Tommy Milone | 43.7% | 43.7% | 38.1% | 10.3% | 81.8% | 92.1% |
Yusei Kikuchi | 49.0% | 49.0% | 28.0% | 15.4% | 77.0% | 92.4% |
Drew Pomeranz | 52.6% | 52.6% | 31.9% | 8.0% | 84.5% | 92.5% |
Shane Bieber | 45.7% | 45.7% | 26.5% | 20.5% | 72.2% | 92.7% |
Trevor Richards | 43.7% | 43.7% | 38.5% | 10.6% | 82.2% | 92.8% |
Tyler Mahle | 57.1% | 57.1% | 23.2% | 12.8% | 80.3% | 93.1% |
Jake Odorizzi | 57.9% | 57.9% | 18.4% | 17.1% | 76.3% | 93.4% |
Blake Snell | 48.4% | 48.4% | 24.6% | 20.4% | 73.0% | 93.4% |
Max Fried | 53.1% | 53.1% | 24.7% | 15.9% | 77.8% | 93.7% |
John Means | 50.8% | 50.8% | 28.8% | 14.2% | 79.6% | 93.8% |
Jhoulys Chacin | 12.9% | 49.6% | 31.4% | 12.9% | 81.0% | 93.9% |
Jalen Beeks | 44.0% | 44.0% | 31.4% | 18.8% | 75.4% | 94.2% |
Madison Bumgarner | 42.9% | 42.9% | 33.3% | 18.3% | 76.2% | 94.5% |
Vince Velasquez | 62.5% | 62.5% | 20.0% | 12.2% | 82.5% | 94.7% |
Drew Smyly | 47.5% | 47.5% | 29.2% | 18.6% | 76.7% | 95.3% |
Zach Davies | 0.0% | 52.6% | 31.3% | 11.8% | 83.9% | 95.7% |
Lucas Giolito | 55.0% | 55.0% | 26.1% | 14.7% | 81.1% | 95.8% |
Jon Gray | 51.2% | 51.2% | 33.6% | 11.1% | 84.8% | 95.9% |
Justin Verlander | 49.9% | 49.9% | 28.7% | 17.3% | 78.6% | 95.9% |
Jacob deGrom | 48.1% | 48.1% | 32.0% | 15.9% | 80.1% | 96.0% |
Brad Keller | 41.8% | 41.8% | 31.4% | 25.4% | 73.2% | 98.6% |
James Paxton | 59.9% | 59.9% | 20.0% | 18.9% | 79.9% | 98.8% |
Michael Pineda | 54.1% | 54.1% | 29.5% | 15.3% | 83.6% | 98.9% |
Yonny Chirinos | 1.0% | 55.0% | 22.5% | 21.6% | 77.5% | 99.1% |
Clayton Kershaw | 43.9% | 43.9% | 39.1% | 16.4% | 83.0% | 99.4% |
Adrian Sampson | 0.0% | 54.2% | 33.2% | 12.5% | 87.4% | 99.9% |
Chris Paddack | 61.1% | 61.1% | 28.5% | 10.4% | 89.6% | 100.0% |
Kevin Gausman | 57.1% | 57.1% | 41.1% | 1.8% | 98.2% | 100.0% |
Joey Lucchesi | 0.0% | 51.3% | 35.1% | 13.6% | 86.4% | 100.0% |
Caleb Smith | 53.8% | 53.8% | 31.6% | 14.7% | 85.4% | 100.1% |
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