Bronson Arroyo
2000–2017 · P

Bronson Arroyo

6' 3", 185 lbs·Lived to 49·Bats R / Throws R
Gold GloveAll-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· CONTEXTUAL
Finesse / CommandBeats hitters with location and sequencing rather than velocity.2017–2017 · 1,164 pitches · 84.1 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.29
Best ERA · 2006
17
Most W · 2010
184
Most K · 2006
1.145
Best WHIP · 2010
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2000PIT212100.143.38149
2001PIT242101.048.13518
2002PIT9600.000.0000
2003BOS6000
2004BOS32600.000.0000
2005BOS35100.000.0000
2006CIN358126.111.36547
2007CIN347013.143.39252
2008CIN406116.197.54172
2009CIN366200.113.27436
2010CIN346818.147.36049
2011CIN365702.105.26136
2012CIN326313.143.36050
2013CIN325900.068.13619
2014AZ152700.222.44463
2017CIN152600.154.30841
Career436629629.129

Career · Pitching

16 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2000PIT2071.7266.4074501.730
2001PIT2488.3575.0987391.506
2002PIT927.0214.00107221.667
2003BOS617.3002.08211140.808
2004BOS32178.71094.031111421.220
2005BOS35205.314104.51951001.300
2006CIN35240.714113.291371841.188
2007CIN34210.79154.231051561.400
2008CIN34200.015114.77911631.435
2009CIN33220.315133.841121271.266
2010CIN33215.717103.881051211.145
2011CIN32199.09125.07781081.367
2012CIN32202.012103.741071291.208
2013CIN32202.014123.791021241.153
2014AZ1486.0744.0892471.291
2017CIN1471.0367.3559451.592
Career4192435.71481371571
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 1,147 pitches · 2017–2017
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)CUFFSLSICHFC
CU · Curveball28.1% · 71.8 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball23.5% · 84.4 mph
SL · Slider20.7% · 72.9 mph
SI · Sinker10.5% · 83.4 mph
CH · Changeup9.7% · 75.7 mph
FC · Cutter7.5% · 84.4 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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