John Means

Baltimore Orioles

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

John Means has thrown 7,017 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph) and Change (82mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph) and Curve (77mph).


In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball has less armside movement than typical, has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has some added backspin. Their change is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and has a lot of backspin. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve has sweeping glove-side movement and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves.