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Separation Score Leaderboard
What is Pitch Separation Score?
Separation Score measures how much a pitcher's pitches diverge at the plate using usage-weighted Euclidean distance. Pitch pairs are weighted by combined usage (geometric mean), so high separation between frequently-thrown pitches matters most. Think sinker/sweeper combos like Blake Treinen.
Elite (90+)
22+ inches of weighted separation - devastating arsenal
Good (70-90)
17-22" - strong pitch shape contrast
Average (<70)
<17" - pitches move similarly, easier to read
Horiz. and Vert. columns show weighted average separation in inches. Click any column header to sort.
For each pitch type pair in a game:
1. Calculate Euclidean distance: √((pfx_x₁ - pfx_x₂)² + (pfx_z₁ - pfx_z₂)²)
2. Weight by usage: weight = √(usage₁ × usage₂)
3. Sum weighted separations across all pairs
4. Divide by total weight for weighted average
5. Scale to 0-100: score = (avg_sep / 25) × 100
Best Pair = the pair with highest euclidean × weight product. pfx values are converted from feet to inches (×12). Season scores are averages of game-level calculations.
Top 100 Separation Scores (min. 10 games)
| Rank | Pitcher▲▼ | Team▲▼ | Season▲▼ | Separation▲▼ | Best Pair▲▼ | Horiz.▲▼ | Vert.▲▼ | Tunnel▲▼ | Games▲▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Kimbrel | Baltimore Orioles | 2024 | 100.0 | FF/KC | 22" | 23" | 84.2 | 57 |
| 2 | Drew Pomeranz | Chicago Cubs | 2025 | 100.0 | FF/KC | 5" | 28" | 88.4 | 63 |
| 3 | Taylor Rogers | San Francisco Giants | 2024 | 100.0 | SI/ST | 32" | 6" | 84.2 | 64 |
| 4 | Taylor Rogers | San Francisco Giants | 2025 | 100.0 | SI/ST | 32" | 6" | 82.0 | 58 |
| 5 | Jake Cousins | New York Yankees | 2024 | 100.0 | SI/SL | 31" | 9" | 83.5 | 43 |
| 6 | Danny Young | New York Mets | 2024 | 100.0 | SI/ST | 38" | 4" | 63.1 | 44 |
| 7 | Danny Young | New York Mets | 2025 | 100.0 | SI/ST | 38" | 4" | 67.4 | 10 |
| 8 | Justin Lawrence | Colorado Rockies | 2025 | 100.0 | SI/ST | 29" | 4" | 81.7 | 17 |
| 9 | Ryan Walker | San Francisco Giants | 2025 | 100.0 | SI/SL | 31" | 2" | 84.9 | 68 |
| 10 | Justin Bruihl | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2025 | 100.0 | SI/ST | 29" | 7" | 73.8 | 16 |
| 11 | Troy Taylor | Seattle Mariners | 2024 | 100.0 | FF/ST | 30" | 17" | 70.5 | 21 |
| 12 | Tyler Rogers | San Francisco Giants | 2025 | 99.9 | SI/SL | 11" | 26" | 89.5 | 81 |
| 13 | Matt Brash | Seattle Mariners | 2025 | 99.9 | SI/SL | 30" | 8" | 82.8 | 61 |
| 14 | Tyler Rogers | San Francisco Giants | 2024 | 99.8 | SI/SL | 11" | 26" | 89.4 | 77 |
| 15 | Hogan Harris | Athletics | 2024 | 99.8 | CU/FF | 16" | 25" | 74.5 | 21 |
| 16 | Landen Roupp | San Francisco Giants | 2024 | 99.8 | CU/SI | 26" | 10" | 73.2 | 23 |
| 17 | Eduard Bazardo | Seattle Mariners | 2025 | 99.6 | SI/SL | 27" | 14" | 73.9 | 82 |
| 18 | Ryan Walker | San Francisco Giants | 2024 | 99.6 | SI/SL | 31" | 2" | 85.1 | 76 |
| 19 | Trevor Megill | Milwaukee Brewers | 2024 | 99.5 | FF/KC | 8" | 25" | 86.1 | 50 |
| 20 | Kevin Kelly | Tampa Bay Rays | 2024 | 99.4 | SI/ST | 30" | 8" | 76.9 | 68 |
| 21 | Bryan Abreu | Houston Astros | 2025 | 99.3 | FF/SL | 14" | 23" | 75.3 | 70 |
| 22 | Justin Lawrence | Colorado Rockies | 2024 | 99.2 | SI/ST | 29" | 4" | 81.6 | 56 |
| 23 | Steven Wilson | Chicago White Sox | 2025 | 99.1 | FF/ST | 20" | 15" | 72.6 | 59 |
| 24 | Connor Phillips | Cincinnati Reds | 2025 | 99.1 | FF/ST | 23" | 17" | 75.5 | 22 |
| 25 | Craig Kimbrel | Baltimore Orioles | 2025 | 99.0 | FF/KC | 22" | 23" | 83.3 | 14 |
| 26 | Lake Bachar | Miami Marlins | 2024 | 98.9 | FF/ST | 16" | 13" | 79.6 | 10 |
| 27 | Orion Kerkering | Philadelphia Phillies | 2024 | 98.9 | FF/ST | 25" | 13" | 67.7 | 68 |
| 28 | Hogan Harris | Athletics | 2025 | 98.8 | CU/FF | 16" | 25" | 74.9 | 48 |
| 29 | Bryan Abreu | Houston Astros | 2024 | 98.7 | FF/SL | 14" | 23" | 74.1 | 79 |
| 30 | Pete Fairbanks | Tampa Bay Rays | 2024 | 98.6 | FF/SL | 6" | 23" | 74.7 | 46 |
| 31 | Anthony Bender | Miami Marlins | 2024 | 98.6 | SI/ST | 28" | 2" | 73.3 | 59 |
| 32 | Trevor Megill | Milwaukee Brewers | 2025 | 98.5 | FF/KC | 8" | 25" | 84.5 | 55 |
| 33 | Pierce Johnson | Atlanta Braves | 2024 | 98.4 | CU/FF | 18" | 19" | 82.7 | 59 |
| 34 | John Brebbia | Chicago White Sox | 2024 | 97.8 | FF/SL | 18" | 16" | 87.3 | 59 |
| 35 | T.J. McFarland | Athletics | 2024 | 97.7 | SI/ST | 30" | 2" | 83.6 | 79 |
| 36 | Caleb Thielbar | Minnesota Twins | 2024 | 97.7 | CU/FF | 11" | 24" | 81.1 | 59 |
| 37 | Mason Miller | Athletics | 2024 | 97.4 | FF/SL | 17" | 18" | 81.4 | 55 |
| 38 | Eduard Bazardo | Seattle Mariners | 2024 | 97.2 | FF/SL | 27" | 14" | 80.3 | 23 |
| 39 | Wikelman González | Chicago White Sox | 2025 | 97.2 | FF/SV | 23" | 15" | 84.8 | 16 |
| 40 | Mason Miller | Athletics | 2025 | 97.2 | FF/SL | 17" | 18" | 80.2 | 62 |
| 41 | Reid Detmers | Los Angeles Angels | 2025 | 96.9 | CU/FF | 12" | 22" | 76.4 | 61 |
| 42 | Pierce Johnson | Atlanta Braves | 2025 | 96.8 | CU/FF | 18" | 19" | 84.3 | 65 |
| 43 | Ryan Thompson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2025 | 96.7 | SI/SL | 23" | 14" | 78.3 | 48 |
| 44 | Orion Kerkering | Philadelphia Phillies | 2025 | 96.7 | FF/ST | 25" | 13" | 69.6 | 73 |
| 45 | Luis Peralta | Colorado Rockies | 2025 | 96.6 | CU/FF | 21" | 16" | 78.7 | 22 |
| 46 | Aaron Bummer | Atlanta Braves | 2024 | 96.5 | SI/ST | 24" | 6" | 83.3 | 57 |
| 47 | Tommy Nance | Toronto Blue Jays | 2024 | 96.4 | CU/SI | 18" | 15" | 73.8 | 20 |
| 48 | Colin Selby | Kansas City Royals | 2025 | 96.4 | KC/SI | 18" | 17" | 86.3 | 11 |
| 49 | Clayton Beeter | New York Yankees | 2025 | 96.3 | FF/SL | 8" | 23" | 85.1 | 26 |
| 50 | Grant Anderson | Texas Rangers | 2025 | 96.2 | FF/ST | 22" | 8" | 74.2 | 68 |
| 51 | James McArthur | Kansas City Royals | 2024 | 96.1 | CU/SI | 22" | 14" | 82.7 | 57 |
| 52 | Lucas Sims | Cincinnati Reds | 2025 | 96.0 | FF/ST | 18" | 12" | 85.2 | 18 |
| 53 | Will Warren | New York Yankees | 2025 | 95.9 | FF/ST | 19" | 11" | 78.2 | 34 |
| 54 | David Robertson | Texas Rangers | 2024 | 95.8 | FC/KC | 6" | 25" | 85.1 | 68 |
| 55 | Dustin May | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2025 | 95.8 | SI/ST | 23" | 9" | 80.5 | 25 |
| 56 | Yohan Ramírez | New York Mets | 2025 | 95.7 | FF/ST | 23" | 11" | 61.1 | 24 |
| 57 | Cionel Pérez | Baltimore Orioles | 2024 | 95.7 | SI/SV | 21" | 13" | 87.5 | 63 |
| 58 | Landen Roupp | San Francisco Giants | 2025 | 95.7 | CU/SI | 26" | 10" | 75.4 | 22 |
| 59 | Blake Treinen | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2025 | 95.3 | SI/ST | 25" | 7" | 85.2 | 42 |
| 60 | Cole Henry | Washington Nationals | 2025 | 95.3 | FF/ST | 25" | 11" | 73.6 | 57 |
| 61 | Nick Sandlin | Cleveland Guardians | 2025 | 95.3 | FS/SL | 18" | 9" | 77.3 | 19 |
| 62 | Abner Uribe | Milwaukee Brewers | 2025 | 95.3 | SI/SL | 24" | 3" | 86.1 | 80 |
| 63 | Cade Gibson | Miami Marlins | 2025 | 95.3 | CU/SI | 20" | 16" | 81.1 | 44 |
| 64 | Luis Morales | Athletics | 2025 | 95.3 | FF/ST | 21" | 12" | 83.3 | 10 |
| 65 | Yohan Ramírez | New York Mets | 2024 | 95.2 | SI/ST | 23" | 11" | 72.8 | 38 |
| 66 | Miguel Castro | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2024 | 95.1 | FF/SL | 21" | 4" | 79.9 | 11 |
| 67 | Sam Moll | Cincinnati Reds | 2025 | 95.0 | SI/ST | 19" | 9" | 81.6 | 23 |
| 68 | Framber Valdez | Houston Astros | 2025 | 95.0 | CU/SI | 19" | 14" | 83.3 | 31 |
| 69 | Andrew Nardi | Miami Marlins | 2024 | 94.8 | FF/SL | 20" | 14" | 86.0 | 59 |
| 70 | Shawn Dubin | Houston Astros | 2024 | 94.8 | CU/FF | 17" | 17" | 78.1 | 31 |
| 71 | Brandyn Garcia | Seattle Mariners | 2025 | 94.8 | SI/ST | 28" | 4" | 85.2 | 14 |
| 72 | Blake Treinen | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2024 | 94.6 | SI/ST | 25" | 7" | 86.6 | 59 |
| 73 | Tony Santillan | Cincinnati Reds | 2025 | 94.3 | FF/SV | 20" | 16" | 85.4 | 81 |
| 74 | Tristan Beck | San Francisco Giants | 2025 | 94.1 | FF/ST | 17" | 16" | 77.4 | 31 |
| 75 | Joel Payamps | Milwaukee Brewers | 2025 | 94.0 | FF/SL | 20" | 12" | 78.6 | 30 |
| 76 | Griffin Jax | Minnesota Twins | 2025 | 94.0 | CH/ST | 20" | 13" | 88.4 | 73 |
| 77 | Nick Pivetta | Boston Red Sox | 2025 | 93.9 | CU/FF | 11" | 20" | 78.5 | 32 |
| 78 | Sean Manaea | New York Mets | 2025 | 93.8 | FF/ST | 19" | 6" | 76.3 | 15 |
| 79 | Mark Leiter Jr. | New York Yankees | 2025 | 93.7 | CU/SI | 15" | 17" | 79.2 | 59 |
| 80 | Luke Little | Chicago Cubs | 2024 | 93.6 | FF/ST | 22" | 9" | 68.6 | 30 |
| 81 | Forrest Whitley | Houston Astros | 2025 | 93.4 | CU/FF | 17" | 17" | 86.4 | 10 |
| 82 | Michael Soroka | Chicago White Sox | 2025 | 93.3 | FF/SV | 16" | 14" | 84.5 | 24 |
| 83 | Aaron Civale | Milwaukee Brewers | 2024 | 93.3 | CU/SI | 15" | 16" | 79.7 | 32 |
| 84 | Kris Bubic | Kansas City Royals | 2024 | 93.2 | FF/ST | 14" | 15" | 82.4 | 31 |
| 85 | Charlie Morton | Atlanta Braves | 2025 | 93.1 | CU/FF | 19" | 12" | 87.1 | 33 |
| 86 | Aaron Ashby | Milwaukee Brewers | 2024 | 93.1 | CU/SI | 18" | 18" | 84.3 | 15 |
| 87 | Bryan King | Houston Astros | 2025 | 93.1 | FF/ST | 19" | 11" | 83.0 | 68 |
| 88 | Phil Maton | Tampa Bay Rays | 2025 | 93.0 | CU/FC | 16" | 16" | 78.6 | 63 |
| 89 | Chris Murphy | Boston Red Sox | 2025 | 93.0 | CU/FF | 15" | 19" | 71.4 | 23 |
| 90 | Luis Peralta | Colorado Rockies | 2024 | 93.0 | CU/FF | 21" | 16" | 82.5 | 15 |
| 91 | Justin Verlander | Houston Astros | 2024 | 92.8 | CU/FF | 12" | 17" | 83.9 | 17 |
| 92 | Anthony Bender | Miami Marlins | 2025 | 92.8 | SI/ST | 28" | 2" | 64.5 | 51 |
| 93 | Caleb Thielbar | Minnesota Twins | 2025 | 92.7 | CU/FF | 11" | 24" | 81.6 | 72 |
| 94 | Aaron Bummer | Atlanta Braves | 2025 | 92.6 | CU/SI | 24" | 6" | 81.9 | 42 |
| 95 | Jake Bird | Colorado Rockies | 2025 | 92.6 | SI/ST | 19" | 8" | 68.8 | 48 |
| 96 | David Bednar | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2025 | 92.6 | CU/FF | 12" | 20" | 73.5 | 69 |
| 97 | Randy Rodríguez | San Francisco Giants | 2025 | 92.4 | FF/SL | 16" | 16" | 85.4 | 50 |
| 98 | Nick Pivetta | Boston Red Sox | 2024 | 92.3 | CU/FF | 11" | 20" | 82.5 | 27 |
| 99 | AJ Blubaugh | Houston Astros | 2025 | 92.2 | FF/ST | 19" | 13" | 80.1 | 11 |
| 100 | Paul Sewald | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2024 | 92.1 | FF/ST | 22" | 6" | 86.8 | 42 |