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Shane Baz

BAL · Starting pitcher.

Next start · Sep 27 · 12:05 PM CT
Shane BazRHP · BAL vs NYY
5.9projected strikeouts · likely 3 to 9 · 23.7 batters over 5.7 innings
≤3 strikeouts: 16.0%16%≤34 strikeouts: 13.7%14%45 strikeouts: 16.1%16%56 strikeouts: 16.0%16%67 strikeouts: 13.4%13%78 strikeouts: 10.1%10%89+ strikeouts: 14.7%15%9+book 5.5
Over 5.5: 54% (red bars) · under: 46%. Chance of each exact strikeout total, from the served distribution.
K%20.1%
BB%7.7%
Whiff%9.3%
Velo90.6
BTB Stuff98
Location102
PitchUsageBTB Stuff 60 · 100 · 140VeloWhiff%
Fastball34%10095.66.8%
Curveball33%10285.311.3%
Cutter12%10889.810.0%
Changeup11%7887.211.8%
Sinker10%9195.37.9%
Last 3 startsTrending Down
DatePitchesK%Whiff%Hard-hit%wOBA
Sep 21937%3%19%.254
Sep 156810%7%43%.419
Sep 910019%5%35%.387

Season numbers from the last 90 days of Statcast. BTB Stuff and Location read on a scale where 100 is league average. Recent starts are context; the projection doesn't weight them.

The gameBAL @ NYY →Yankee Stadium

The arsenal by shape

how each pitch moves
PitchFamilyUsageVeloHorizontal breakInduced vertical break
FastballHard41%96.3+9.8″+16.9″
CurveballBreaking27%84.9-6.4″-11.5″
CutterHard11%89.8-2.9″+7.3″
ChangeupOffspeed10%88.5+15.2″+9.0″
SliderBreaking7%87.3-2.4″+3.5″
SinkerHard3%95.2+14.8″+12.4″
Movement in inches, from the pitch-level data. Hitter matchup pages read each hitter against pitches shaped like these.

Where he throws

last 90 days, catcher's view
Shane Baz · where he throws to right-handed hitters
4% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 20% per swing4%5% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 8% per swing5%4% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 10% per swing4%4% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 24% per swing4%9% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 13% per swing9%8% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 8% per swing8%4% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 18% per swing4%4% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 0% per swing4%8% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 0% per swing8%11% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 50% per swing11%8% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 18% per swing8%4% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 33% per swing4%28% of his pitches to right-handed hitters · whiff 46% per swing28%
All · 480 pitches · catcher's view
2% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters2%3% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters3%2% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters2%1% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters1%3% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters3%5% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters5%2% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters2%3% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters3%10% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters10%9% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters9%3% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters3%5% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters5%51% of his Curveball pitches to right-handed hitters51%
Curveball · 147 pitches · catcher's view
6% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters6%5% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters5%0% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters7% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters7%13% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters13%8% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters8%7% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters7%7% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters7%7% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters7%14% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters14%3% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters3%8% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters8%14% of his Sinker pitches to right-handed hitters14%
Sinker · 135 pitches · catcher's view
4% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters4%6% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters6%7% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters7%1% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters1%11% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters11%9% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters9%3% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters3%3% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters3%9% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters9%7% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters7%12% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters12%0% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters28% of his Cutter pitches to right-handed hitters28%
Cutter · 106 pitches · catcher's view
7% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters7%7% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters7%9% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters9%8% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters8%8% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters8%10% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters10%2% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters2%2% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters2%4% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters4%14% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters14%16% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters16%2% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters2%12% of his Fastball pitches to right-handed hitters12%
Fastball · 92 pitches · catcher's view

Share of his pitches in each spot; darker is more. Last 90 days.

Shane Baz · where he throws to left-handed hitters
5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 17% per swing5%7% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 11% per swing7%4% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 13% per swing4%7% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 27% per swing7%6% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 9% per swing6%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 6% per swing5%4% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 5% per swing4%7% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 10% per swing7%5% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 12% per swing5%19% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 6% per swing19%6% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 12% per swing6%9% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 33% per swing9%20% of his pitches to left-handed hitters · whiff 46% per swing20%
All · 896 pitches · catcher's view
7% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters7%10% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters10%6% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters6%7% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters7%8% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters8%7% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters7%2% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters2%6% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters6%2% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters2%24% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters24%10% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters10%4% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters4%5% of his Fastball pitches to left-handed hitters5%
Fastball · 381 pitches · catcher's view
2% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters2%3% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters3%2% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters2%4% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters4%5% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters5%3% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters3%4% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters4%9% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters9%7% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters7%10% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters10%2% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters2%8% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters8%42% of his Curveball pitches to left-handed hitters42%
Curveball · 304 pitches · catcher's view
7% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters7%2% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters2%1% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters1%9% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters9%4% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters4%2% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters2%4% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters4%5% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters5%4% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters4%23% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters23%0% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters27% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters27%13% of his Changeup pitches to left-handed hitters13%
Changeup · 152 pitches · catcher's view
4% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters4%11% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters11%6% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters6%6% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters6%7% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters7%7% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters7%7% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters7%2% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters2%6% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters6%13% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters13%11% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters11%0% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters20% of his Cutter pitches to left-handed hitters20%
Cutter · 54 pitches · catcher's view

Share of his pitches in each spot; darker is more. Last 90 days.

The lineup he faces

Shane Baz BAL · RHPvsNYY lineupstrikeout rate vs his hand

6 of 9 strike out more than the average hitter tonight

Strikeout rate against right-handers over the last 90 days (season rate where the split is missing). Line: tonight's average hitter, 22.8%. Red strikes out more, blue less.

Two strikes

how he finishes hitters
Shane Baz BAL · RHPwith two strikes
Shane Baz with two strikes. Put-away: share of two-strike pitches that end the at-bat with a strikeout.
PitchOverall2 strikesWhiff%Put-awayLeague put-away
Curveball33%43%18.4%17.8%20.7%
Fastball34%35%14.6%20.0%18.3%
Changeup11%12%21.4%14.9%18.4%
Cutter12%7%25.0%18.5%18.7%
Sinker10%4%8.3%11.8%17.7%
Other0%0%–0.0%17.9%