Ryan Carpenter
2018–2019 · P

Ryan Carpenter

6' 5", 230 lbs·Lived to 36·Bats L / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· SP· CONTEXTUAL
Finesse / CommandBeats hitters with location and sequencing rather than velocity.2018–2019 · 1,111 pitches · 89.9 mph fastball
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Career · Pitching

2 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2018DET622.3127.2557151.701
2019DET940.7169.3048251.820
Career1563.02840
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 · 1,110 pitches · 2018–2019
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SLFFSICHCU
SL · Slider28.3% · 81.1 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball25.4% · 90.0 mph
SI · Sinker22.3% · 89.7 mph
CH · Changeup12.9% · 82.9 mph
CU · Curveball11.2% · 76.2 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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