Mike Hinckley

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Hinckley threw 390 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2009, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2009, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Curve (75mph). He also rarely threw a Change (82mph) and Sinker (83mph).


In 2009, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve has an exceptional bite, has sweeping glove-side movement, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and has slightly below average velo. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2009) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, has surprising cut action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2009) is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has surprisingly little armside run.