Oakland Athletics
Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Barry Zito threw 17,999 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2015, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2015, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (84mph) and Change using a Circle Change grip (74mph), also mixing in a Curve (70mph).
In 2015, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball comes in below hitting speed, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has less armside movement than typical. Their change using a circle change grip comes in below hitting speed, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight cut action. Their curve has an exceptional bite, comes in below hitting speed, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.