George Springer
Designated Hitter · Toronto Blue Jays · #4
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- 1989-09-19
- Birthplace
- New Britain, CT, United States
- Debut
- 2014
- ESPN id
- 32078
- Source
- espn
Pitches6790
PA1768
AVG.270
SLG.477
ISO.207
K%19.8%
BRL%9.9%
HH%40.3%
EV88.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1884 | 27.7% | 94.4 | 2286 |
| Sinker | 1426 | 21.0% | 93.7 | 2174 |
| Slider | 1117 | 16.5% | 85.9 | 2394 |
| Changeup | 723 | 10.6% | 85.1 | 1777 |
| Cutter | 561 | 8.3% | 89.0 | 2382 |
| Sweeper | 537 | 7.9% | 82.2 | 2540 |
| Curveball | 270 | 4.0% | 79.4 | 2541 |
| Split-Finger | 119 | 1.8% | 87.4 | 1390 |
| Knuckle Curve | 90 | 1.3% | 81.5 | 2481 |
| Slurve | 34 | 0.5% | 82.6 | 2728 |
| Unknown | 14 | 0.2% | 92.2 | — |
| Knuckleball | 10 | 0.1% | 73.1 | 1404 |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 64.9 | 1513 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 73.5 | 2229 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 88.0 | 2148 |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 64.4 | 1671 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 411 | .304 | .637 | .333 | 125 | 65 | 21 | 1 | 38 | 89 |
| Sinker | 328 | .293 | .427 | .134 | 96 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 42 |
| Slider | 276 | .239 | .413 | .174 | 66 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 81 |
| Changeup | 162 | .235 | .389 | .154 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 51 |
| Cutter | 124 | .242 | .403 | .161 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Sweeper | 123 | .236 | .423 | .187 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 |
| Curveball | 50 | .320 | .620 | .300 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Split-Finger | 35 | .114 | .143 | .029 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Knuckle Curve | 21 | .429 | .667 | .238 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Slurve | 10 | .300 | .400 | .100 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eephus | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 325 | 16.6% | 50.5% | 92.0 | 19.5° | 200 | 34.8% | 24.0% | 30.2% | 11.1% |
| Sinker | 287 | 6.3% | 41.1% | 88.5 | 5.6° | 134 | 18.1% | 24.0% | 54.4% | 3.5% |
| Slider | 195 | 8.7% | 35.9% | 86.3 | 14.1° | 169 | 28.2% | 21.5% | 42.6% | 7.7% |
| Changeup | 113 | 7.1% | 39.8% | 86.4 | 9.3° | 140 | 22.1% | 18.6% | 53.1% | 5.3% |
| Cutter | 94 | 8.5% | 37.2% | 89.0 | 12.1° | 151 | 17.0% | 24.5% | 47.9% | 10.6% |
| Sweeper | 97 | 9.3% | 24.7% | 84.2 | 18.8° | 174 | 29.9% | 20.6% | 38.1% | 10.3% |
| Curveball | 38 | 10.5% | 39.5% | 85.3 | 8.8° | 170 | 28.9% | 21.1% | 44.7% | 5.3% |
| Split-Finger | 23 | 4.3% | 30.4% | 83.0 | 17.5° | 157 | 26.1% | 17.4% | 43.5% | 13.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 19 | 0.0% | 21.1% | 87.0 | 11.2° | 149 | 21.1% | 31.6% | 42.1% | 5.3% |
| Slurve | 7 | 0.0% | 14.3% | 85.2 | 5.9° | 172 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.8 | 59.0° | 132 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 102.9 | 9.0° | 144 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |