Jason Hammel
2006–2018 · P

Jason Hammel

6' 6", 225 lbs·Lived to 44·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Breaking-Ball FirstLeads with the slider, sweeper, or curve — spin over speed.2015–2018 · 10,495 pitches · 92.4 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.43
Best ERA · 2012
15
Most W · 2016
172
Most K · 2015
1.123
Best WHIP · 2014
Career Arc · OPS
7 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2006TB9000
2007TB241011.0003.000396
2008TB40000
2009COL345500.109.26836
2010COL305702.105.24333
2011COL334614.152.40957
2012BAL20400.000.0000
2013BAL26300.000.0000
2014CHC303703.135.29342
2015CHC326504.169.36450
2016CHC356507.246.55074
2017KC32800.000.0000
2018KC39300.000.0000
Career384344121.151

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2006TB944.0067.7758321.864
2007TB2485.0356.1473641.647
2008TB4078.3444.6094441.506
2009COL34176.71084.331001331.387
2010COL30177.71094.81851411.396
2011COL32170.37134.7683941.427
2012BAL20118.0863.431171131.237
2013BAL26139.3784.9778961.457
2014CHC30176.310113.471081581.123
2015CHC31170.71073.741061721.160
2016CHC30166.715103.831091441.206
2017KC32180.38135.29821451.425
2018KC39127.04146.0269921.630
Career3771810.3961141428
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.

RHP · 10,431 pitches · 2015–2018
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SLFFSICUCH
SL · Slider36.5% · 85.1 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball26.1% · 92.5 mph
SI · Sinker25.3% · 92.2 mph
CU · Curveball8.3% · 77.3 mph
CH · Changeup3.7% · 85.2 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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