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
Pitches25159
PA6430
AVG.267
SLG.473
ISO.206
K%19.6%
BRL%10.3%
HH%40.8%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 7690 | 30.6% | 93.8 | 2289 |
| Sinker | 5003 | 19.9% | 93.1 | 2167 |
| Slider | 4408 | 17.5% | 85.4 | 2377 |
| Changeup | 2531 | 10.1% | 84.4 | 1762 |
| Cutter | 1943 | 7.7% | 88.8 | 2365 |
| Curveball | 1341 | 5.3% | 78.8 | 2519 |
| Sweeper | 1056 | 4.2% | 82.2 | 2554 |
| Knuckle Curve | 446 | 1.8% | 81.2 | 2447 |
| Split-Finger | 444 | 1.8% | 86.2 | 1427 |
| Unknown | 127 | 0.5% | 91.7 | 2258 |
| Slurve | 75 | 0.3% | 82.4 | 2650 |
| Knuckleball | 47 | 0.2% | 75.3 | 944 |
| Eephus | 10 | 0.0% | 54.7 | 1503 |
| Other | 9 | 0.0% | 78.2 | 2024 |
| Slow Curve | 8 | 0.0% | 67.8 | 2268 |
| Intentional Ball | 8 | 0.0% | 75.4 | 1762 |
| Forkball | 8 | 0.0% | 86.0 | 1424 |
| Pitch Out | 5 | 0.0% | 88.0 | 2105 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1615 | .292 | .580 | .287 | 472 | 262 | 80 | 6 | 124 | 356 |
| Sinker | 1171 | .285 | .426 | .141 | 334 | 244 | 50 | 5 | 35 | 172 |
| Slider | 1021 | .232 | .405 | .172 | 237 | 148 | 42 | 7 | 40 | 295 |
| Changeup | 586 | .244 | .408 | .164 | 143 | 94 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 144 |
| Cutter | 430 | .251 | .419 | .167 | 108 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 101 |
| Curveball | 283 | .300 | .594 | .293 | 85 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 57 |
| Sweeper | 251 | .223 | .422 | .199 | 56 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 61 |
| Knuckle Curve | 89 | .303 | .551 | .247 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| Split-Finger | 111 | .198 | .351 | .153 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
| Unknown | 22 | .227 | .409 | .182 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Slurve | 21 | .286 | .429 | .143 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Knuckleball | 12 | .333 | .667 | .333 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eephus | 3 | .333 | .333 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intentional Ball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forkball | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pitch Out | 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 | 1273 | 15.8% | 49.3% | 92.0 | 18.4° | 199 | 31.3% | 25.1% | 34.0% | 9.6% |
| Sinker | 1004 | 7.2% | 42.4% | 89.2 | 4.8° | 135 | 15.7% | 23.7% | 56.5% | 4.1% |
| Slider | 728 | 8.1% | 32.8% | 86.7 | 12.6° | 166 | 24.9% | 22.1% | 45.7% | 7.3% |
| Changeup | 452 | 8.6% | 37.2% | 86.9 | 8.9° | 148 | 21.7% | 20.6% | 50.7% | 6.4% |
| Cutter | 334 | 9.3% | 36.8% | 88.0 | 10.3° | 164 | 21.9% | 26.3% | 45.8% | 5.7% |
| Curveball | 228 | 9.2% | 39.9% | 87.4 | 10.5° | 172 | 28.9% | 19.7% | 46.1% | 5.3% |
| Sweeper | 192 | 9.9% | 29.7% | 85.1 | 18.5° | 174 | 31.3% | 18.8% | 37.5% | 12.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 73 | 5.5% | 39.7% | 89.5 | 5.4° | 150 | 20.5% | 26.0% | 50.7% | 2.7% |
| Split-Finger | 66 | 7.6% | 34.8% | 85.1 | 10.6° | 153 | 24.2% | 21.2% | 48.5% | 6.1% |
| Unknown | 20 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.5 | -15.0° | 6 | 25.0% | 30.0% | 45.0% | 0.0% |
| Slurve | 11 | 9.1% | 27.3% | 87.2 | 7.7° | 187 | 18.2% | 45.5% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 12 | 16.7% | 58.3% | 93.2 | 9.9° | 224 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 41.7% | 8.3% |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 93.1 | -2.5° | 78 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.5 | -10.0° | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Slow Curve | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 58.8 | -43.0° | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Forkball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 56.8 | 20.0° | 74 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |