Javier López

San Francisco Giants

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Javier López threw 6,178 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2016, they relied primarily on their Sinker (85mph) and Slider (78mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (72mph), Change (78mph) and Fourseam Fastball (85mph).


In 2016, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, has heavy sinking action and is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider comes in below hitting speed and generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves, has below average velo, has little depth and has slight glove-side movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2016) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, has below average velo, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2016) comes in below hitting speed, has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run.