What type of pitcher is Gerrit Cole?

Gerrit Cole is a right handed pitcher and he's thrown 2969 pitches this season. Here are all his pitches grouped together. He throws 5 different pitches. This is the location of all his individual pitches and a zone chart at the top showing density of locations.
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What types of pitches does Gerrit Cole throw?

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

In 2022, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (98mph) and Slider (88mph), also mixing in a Cutter (92mph), Change (90mph) and Curve (83mph).
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Who is the hardest pitcher in baseball?

Nolan Ryan has the record, all in all, and this was from Doppler Radar. His pitch was measured at 108.1 miles per hour. With the equipment used today, the record is held by Aroldis Chapman, at 105.1 mph.
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What are the three types of pitchers?

There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer.
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Has Gerrit Cole pitched a no hitter?

I've never thrown a no-hitter so I can't tell you what no-hit stuff looks like," Cole said in reference to whether Monday night's arsenal was good enough to no-hit the Rays. "I've had a few good nights before. Honestly, in this situation, I'm just glad we got the win."
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Gerrit Cole Direction + Connection - Pitching Mechanics Breakdown | ROBBY ROWLAND



What type of pitches did Randy Johnson throw?

He is known for his dominant fastball and devastating slider, which topped at 102 mph and 90 mph respectively. After struggling with his control early in his career, Johnson went on to lead his league in strikeouts nine times, and in earned run average, winning percentage, and complete games four times each.
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What is a junk pitcher?

If a pitcher is known more for their breaking ball pitches, rather than the velocity of their pitches, they are commonly referred to as junk ball pitcher.
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What is a swing pitcher?

From BR Bullpen. A swingman is a pitcher who alternates between the bullpen and starting rotation, being used regularly in both roles. Such pitchers have usually been used as combined spot starter/long reliever, such as the 5th man in a 4-man or 4-and-a-half-man rotation.
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Who can throw 100 mph?

As far as the technology of the time could tell us, Nolan Ryan threw a 100 mph fastball. Randy Johnson was clocked as high as 102. Bob Feller may have hit 104 in his day, although we only have some creative science experiments to rely on for that figure.
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Who pitched the fastest pitch ever?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Who can pitch over 100 mph?

Last year 24 pitchers topped 100 miles per hour, none more often than Aroldis Chapman. The Cuban is the physical archetype of the modern pitcher, with shoulders as wide as an NFL linebacker's and an explosive delivery. Chapman holds the record for fastball velocity, hitting 105.1 six years ago.
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Who has the best pitch in baseball?

Not just the best fastball, this is the best pitch in MLB

The best pitch in baseball, by some data and other acclaim, is Carlos Rodón's four-seam fastball, the one that's helped him get off to a 1.80 ERA start for San Francisco along with some borderline historic strikeout/home run numbers.
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What is Gerrit Cole's best pitch?

With respect to his superb fastball, the 6'8" righty's curveball was indeed his best weapon. It held hitters to just a . 111 xwOBA. That was the lowest mark not just for 2019, but also for all seasons of the five-year Statcast era.
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What pitches does Kershaw throw?

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

In 2022, they have relied primarily on their Slider (86mph) and Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Curve (73mph). He also rarely throws a Change (84mph) and Sinker (91mph).
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How fast was Bob Gibson fastball?

Bob Gibson's average fastball velocity was 91.9 mph!
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Do taller pitchers throw faster?

As you can see in table 1, the data show no evidence of a statistically significant correlation, for starting pitchers, between height (in inches) and any of the customary measures of pitching effectiveness.
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How fast was Ty Cobb?

He had good but not great speed--it was once written that he was timed in 10.2 seconds for 100 yards--but he made stealing a science. Charles Comiskey was referring to Cobb's baserunning when he once said: “Cobb plays baseball with every part of his anatomy--his head, his arms, his legs, his feet.”
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What is a mop up relief pitcher?

A long reliever who is used only in lost causes is called a mop-up man. Middle relievers are used later in the game than long relievers, typically in the 6th or 7th inning, and used for about one inning.
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Who is the best relief pitcher in the MLB?

Ranking the 10 best relievers and closers in MLB in 2022
  1. Josh Hader. Josh Hader isn't only the best among the best relievers 2022 but he's also on pace to become one of the greatest relief pitchers of all time.
  2. Liam Hendriks. ...
  3. Raisel Iglesias. ...
  4. Ryan Pressly. ...
  5. Emmanuel Clase. ...
  6. Devin Williams. ...
  7. Edwin Diaz. ...
  8. Jordan Romano. ...
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What are the different types of relief pitchers?

In baseball, the different types of relief pitchers are Set Up Man, Middle Relief Pitcher, Long Relief Pitcher, Left/Right Handed Specialist, and Closer. Each different type of relief pitcher has its own general rules around what their responsibilities are and when they typically enter a game.
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What is the rarest pitch in baseball?

Definition. A screwball is a breaking ball designed to move in the opposite direction of just about every other breaking pitch. It is one of the rarest pitches thrown in baseball, mostly because of the tax it can put on a pitcher's arm.
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What pitch is illegal in baseball?

Rule 8.05(e) Comment: A quick pitch is an illegal pitch. Umpires will judge a quick pitch as one delivered before the batter is reasonably set in the batter's box. With runners on base the penalty is a balk; with no runners on base, it is a ball. The quick pitch is dangerous and should not be permitted.
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Is a slider an offspeed pitch?

An off-speed pitch is a pitch that is not thrown with full velocity (i.e. not a fastball or slider). Off-speed pitches include breaking pitches, but also change-ups and even "trick pitches" like the knuckleball or the eephus pitch.
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What pitches did Roger Clemens throw?

Clemens was said to throw "two pitches: a 98-mph fastball and a hard breaking ball. At 23, Clemens simply reared back and threw the ball past batters." Later in his career, Clemens developed a devastating split-finger fastball to use as an off-speed pitch in concert with his fastball.
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Who was the tallest MLB pitcher?

The towering rookie tied former Nationals reliever Jon Rauch as the tallest pitcher in league history, measuring in at 6-foot-11.
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