Josh Banks

Washington Nationals

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Josh Banks threw 1,780 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2010, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2010, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (86mph) and Cutter (84mph), also mixing in a Knuckleball (78mph), Sinker (86mph) and Curve (73mph).


In 2010, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball comes in below hitting speed, has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their cutter comes in below hitting speed, has heavy sink, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their knuckleball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2010) flutters and floats unpredictably toward the plate. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2010) is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, 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. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2010) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has below average velo and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.