Sam Hentges

Cleveland Guardians

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Sam Hentges threw 3,248 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2023, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2023, they relied primarily on their Curve (80mph) and Fourseam Fastball (96mph), also mixing in a Sinker (95mph) and Slider (88mph).


In 2023, compared to other LHP:
Their curve has an exceptional bite, is much harder than usual and results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has less armside movement than typical and has some natural sinking action. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and has surprisingly little armside run. Their slider is thrown extremely hard and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders.