Daniel Norris
Historical · P

Daniel Norris

6' 2", 207 lbs·Lived to 33·Bats L / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2023 · 9,992 pitches · 92.0 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.38
Best ERA · 2016
5
Most W · 2017
125
Most K · 2019
1.200
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

10 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2014TOR56.7005.406941.500
2015DET1360.0323.75105451.200
2016DET1469.3423.38124711.399
2017DET22101.7585.3182861.613
2018DET1144.3055.6873511.466
2019DET32144.33134.491001251.330
2020DET1427.7313.25137281.157
2021DET5657.0236.1669581.491
2022CHC4158.7245.2276661.261
2023CLE712.7005.6876111.737
Career215582.42238545
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.

LHP · 9,972 pitches · 2015–2023
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLCHCUSIST
FF · 4-Seam Fastball49.6% · 92.1 mph
SL · Slider19.6% · 85.1 mph
CH · Changeup19.1% · 86.1 mph
CU · Curveball5.9% · 76.4 mph
SI · Sinker2.9% · 90.7 mph
ST · Sweeper2.8% · 79.9 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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