Louis Varland
Pitching Breakdown
What he throws, where it goes, and how well it works — every regular-season pitch on file.
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Arsenal
What he throws and how well it works: Usage is how often he goes to it, Whiff% is how many swings against it miss, and xwOBA (contact) grades how dangerous the contact against it is — lower means weaker contact.
xwOBA here covers batted balls only — strikeouts and walks are not part of contact quality.
Movement (pitcher's view)
How far each pitch breaks compared to a pitch with no spin (the dashed crosshair). The bold ringed dots mark each pitch type's average break.
Shown from the pitcher's point of view; units are inches of break.
Location (pitcher's view)
Savant moved its plate-coordinate origin in 2026, so the location heatmap shows one era at a time.
1213 pitches · 2026+
Where his pitches cross the zone — darker means more pitches to that spot.
Fastball velocity by game · FF
Average velocity of his main fastball in each game this season — a slow multi-week slide of 1–2 mph is often the first sign of fatigue.