Bartolo Colon

Non-MLB

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Bartolo Colon threw 22,959 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2018, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2018, they relied primarily on their Sinker (87mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Change (81mph) and Slider (81mph). He also rarely threw a Cutter (86mph).


In 2018, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball has below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their change results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sink to it. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has below average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their cutter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, has good "rise", has little cutting action and has slightly below average velo.