Johnny Cueto
2008–2024 · P

Johnny Cueto

5' 11", 229 lbs·Lived to 40·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2024 · 16,601 pitches · 91.1 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.25
Best ERA · 2014
20
Most W · 2014
242
Most K · 2014
0.960
Best WHIP · 2014
Career Arc · OPS
11 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
17 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

17 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2008CIN324501.044.14920
2009CIN304601.130.31442
2010CIN315402.111.23833
2011CIN244700.064.16623
2012CIN336702.090.19427
2013CIN112001.150.30042
2014CIN346803.132.28941
2015CIN323700.162.34648
2016SF327005.114.25134
2017SF254603.087.19125
2018SF91200.000.0000
2019SF4400.000.0000
2020SF12000
2021SF222900.069.22531
2022CWS25000
2023MIA13000
2024LAA2000
Career371545018.101

Career · Pitching

17 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2008CIN31174.09144.81901581.414
2009CIN30171.311114.41981321.360
2010CIN31185.71273.641121381.276
2011CIN24156.0952.311711041.090
2012CIN33217.01992.781441701.171
2013CIN1160.7522.82137511.055
2014CIN34243.72092.251662420.960
2015CIN32212.011133.441151761.132
2016SF32219.71852.791501981.093
2017SF25147.3884.52961361.446
2018SF953.0323.23128381.113
2019SF416.0125.0689131.250
2020SF1263.3235.4082561.374
2021SF22114.7774.08104981.369
2022CWS25158.38103.351181021.225
2023MIA1352.3146.0272391.261
2024LAA211.3027.155761.500
Career3702256.31441131857
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 · 16,544 pitches · 2015–2024
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFCHSISLFCCU
FF · 4-Seam Fastball28.1% · 92.0 mph
CH · Changeup20.6% · 82.9 mph
SI · Sinker19.7% · 91.8 mph
SL · Slider17.6% · 84.1 mph
FC · Cutter11.9% · 87.9 mph
CU · Curveball2.0% · 79.4 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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