Justin Wilson
2012–2025 · P

Justin Wilson

6' 2", 205 lbs·Lived to 39·Bats L / Throws L
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Fastball FirstRides the fastball family for the bulk of the arsenal.2015–2025 · 7,572 pitches · 94.0 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.08
Best ERA · 2013
6
Most W · 2013
80
Most K · 2017
1.059
Best WHIP · 2013
Career Arc · ERA
13 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

13 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2012PIT84.7001.9320872.786
2013PIT5873.7612.08186591.059
2014PIT7060.0344.2089611.317
2015NYY7461.0503.10127661.131
2016DET6658.7454.14101651.330
2017DET6558.0443.41128801.293
2018CHC7154.7453.46120691.427
2019NYM4539.0422.54177441.333
2020NYM2319.7213.66121231.373
2021NYY4234.0115.2981291.412
2022CIN53.7012.4516270.818
2024CIN6046.7155.5973511.457
2025BOS6148.3413.35124571.407
Career648562.23830618
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.

LHP · 7,514 pitches · 2015–2025
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFFCSLSICUFS
FF · 4-Seam Fastball53.8% · 95.2 mph
FC · Cutter24.3% · 90.9 mph
SL · Slider11.2% · 86.6 mph
SI · Sinker8.8% · 95.5 mph
CU · Curveball1.1% · 82.2 mph
FS · Split-Finger0.7% · 85.4 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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