Jonathan Holder
2016–2020 · P

Jonathan Holder

6' 2", 232 lbs·Lived to 33·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Finesse / CommandBeats hitters with location and sequencing rather than velocity.2016–2020 · 2,946 pitches · 91.6 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.14
Best ERA · 2018
1
Most W · 2018
60
Most K · 2018
1.091
Best WHIP · 2018
Career Arc · ERA
5 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

5 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2016NYY88.3005.407751.440
2017NYY3739.3113.89112401.347
2018NYY6066.0133.14132601.091
2019NYY3441.3526.3171461.306
2020NYY1821.7304.9889141.662
Career157176.6106165
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 · 2,920 pitches · 2016–2020
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLCHCUFC
FF · 4-Seam Fastball49.7% · 92.4 mph
SL · Slider21.3% · 83.7 mph
CH · Changeup13.4% · 86.0 mph
CU · Curveball8.6% · 76.0 mph
FC · Cutter6.6% · 85.5 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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