A.J. Griffin

Non-MLB

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, A.J. Griffin threw 8,232 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2017, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2017, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Curve (66mph), also mixing in a Change (80mph) and Cutter (83mph).


In 2017, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball comes in below hitting speed, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their curve has an exceptional bite, comes in below hitting speed, has sweeping glove-side movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change has below average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their cutter comes in below hitting speed, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has little cutting action.