John Means

Baltimore Orioles

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

John Means has thrown 6,938 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 Curve (78mph) and Slider (84mph).


In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and has some added backspin. Their change is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight cut action and has a lot of backspin. Their curve has sweeping glove-side movement and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2024) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has less than expected depth.