Joel Zumaya

Minnesota Twins

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Joel Zumaya threw 1,868 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2010, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (100mph), also mixing in a Curve using a Knuckle Curve grip (82mph). He also rarely threw a Change (86mph) and Splitter (99mph).


In 2010, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and has an obvious tail. Their curve using a knuckle curve grip is much harder than usual, has a sharp downward bite and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2010) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual and has slight armside fade. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2010) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, has movement that suggests an extreme amount of backspin and has slight armside fade.