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
Pitches6929
PA1803
AVG.271
SLG.477
ISO.206
K%19.7%
BRL%9.8%
HH%40.5%
EV88.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1930 | 27.9% | 94.4 | 2286 |
| Sinker | 1454 | 21.0% | 93.7 | 2176 |
| Slider | 1139 | 16.4% | 85.9 | 2396 |
| Changeup | 736 | 10.6% | 85.1 | 1775 |
| Cutter | 574 | 8.3% | 89.1 | 2384 |
| Sweeper | 541 | 7.8% | 82.1 | 2538 |
| Curveball | 280 | 4.0% | 79.5 | 2541 |
| Split-Finger | 122 | 1.8% | 87.4 | 1385 |
| 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 | 418 | .306 | .634 | .328 | 128 | 68 | 21 | 1 | 38 | 90 |
| Sinker | 336 | .292 | .423 | .131 | 98 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 43 |
| Slider | 282 | .241 | .415 | .174 | 68 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 81 |
| Changeup | 165 | .236 | .406 | .170 | 39 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 51 |
| Cutter | 126 | .246 | .405 | .159 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Sweeper | 126 | .238 | .429 | .190 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 |
| Curveball | 52 | .308 | .596 | .288 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 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 | 331 | 16.3% | 50.2% | 92.0 | 19.5° | 198 | 34.7% | 24.2% | 30.2% | 10.9% |
| Sinker | 294 | 6.1% | 42.2% | 88.8 | 5.4° | 134 | 17.7% | 24.1% | 54.8% | 3.4% |
| Slider | 201 | 8.5% | 35.3% | 86.1 | 14.1° | 168 | 28.4% | 21.4% | 42.8% | 7.5% |
| Changeup | 116 | 6.9% | 39.7% | 86.3 | 9.2° | 140 | 22.4% | 18.1% | 53.4% | 5.2% |
| Cutter | 96 | 9.4% | 38.5% | 89.3 | 12.3° | 154 | 17.7% | 25.0% | 46.9% | 10.4% |
| Sweeper | 98 | 9.2% | 24.5% | 84.1 | 18.8° | 174 | 30.6% | 20.4% | 37.8% | 10.2% |
| Curveball | 39 | 10.3% | 41.0% | 85.8 | 8.7° | 168 | 28.2% | 20.5% | 46.2% | 5.1% |
| 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% |