Mat Latos
2009–2017 · P

Mat Latos

6' 6", 245 lbs·Lived to 39·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2017 · 3,251 pitches · 91.6 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.92
Best ERA · 2010
14
Most W · 2013
189
Most K · 2010
1.083
Best WHIP · 2010
Career Arc · OPS
8 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
9 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

9 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2009SD101900.053.10514
2010SD315413.111.31543
2011SD315611.071.24634
2012CIN336514.185.47566
2013CIN327104.127.29441
2014CIN163001.100.22933
2015MIA242401.292.58381
2016WSH17511.2001.000135
2017TOR3300.000.0000
Career197327415.131

Career · Pitching

9 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2009SD1050.7454.6293391.303
2010SD31184.714102.921391891.083
2011SD31194.39143.471141851.184
2012CIN33209.31443.481151851.161
2013CIN32210.71473.161221871.210
2014CIN16102.3553.25115741.153
2015MIA24116.34104.95801001.307
2016CWS1770.0734.8985421.486
2017TOR315.0016.6066101.800
Career1971153.371591011
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 · 3,240 pitches · 2015–2017
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFFCSLFSSICUCH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball28.4% · 91.6 mph
FC · Cutter19.3% · 91.9 mph
SL · Slider14.8% · 86.5 mph
FS · Split-Finger14.0% · 81.6 mph
SI · Sinker11.3% · 91.2 mph
CU · Curveball7.0% · 76.4 mph
CH · Changeup5.2% · 84.6 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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