The numbers behind baseball.
First Pitch Digest finds the patterns hiding beneath the box score: pitch design, contact quality, bullpen stress, player trends, and the data-driven stories that actually matter.
Explore the analysis →Baseball, explained by the numbers.
How pitch design changes the shape of an at-bat
A clearer look at movement, velocity, approach angle, and why raw speed tells only part of the story.
The hidden cost of high-leverage workload
Usage patterns can reveal stress before traditional results show that a relief corps is beginning to bend.
Contact quality is more than exit velocity
Launch angle, pitch location, bat path, and count context help explain what a single headline number cannot.
Tools built to answer better questions.
Pitching Lab
Compare arsenals, movement profiles, velocity trends, and release characteristics.
Hitting Lab
Explore contact quality, swing decisions, batted-ball shape, and rolling performance.
Bullpen Monitor
Track leverage, workload, recovery windows, and emerging relief-unit stress.
Metric Explorer
Understand advanced metrics, assumptions, limitations, and practical interpretation.