Shawn Tolleson

Texas Rangers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Shawn Tolleson threw 3,676 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2016, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2016, they relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (83mph) and Cutter (89mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (92mph).


In 2016, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical and has essentially average velo. Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has exceptional depth. Their change has surprising cut action and generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their cutter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, has heavy sink, has extreme cut action and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2016) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run and has some natural sinking action.