Mike Burns

Non-MLB

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Burns threw 837 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2009, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2009, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (89mph), Sinker (87mph) and Slider (80mph), also mixing in a Curve (70mph) and Change (80mph). He also rarely threw a Cutter (80mph).


In 2009, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball comes in below hitting speed and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their sinker is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has little sinking action compared to a true sinker. Their slider comes in below hitting speed, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their curve has an exceptional bite, comes in below hitting speed, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their change is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, has below average velo, has slight cut action and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2009) comes in below hitting speed, has heavy sink, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, has extreme cut action and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters.