Pitching Style
Davis throws four pitches: a four-seam fastball at 84–87 mph, a cutter at 80–84, a curveball at 68–72, and a changeup at 78–81. Davis's four-seamer was the slowest fastball among left-handed starters in the 2011 season.
Davis has typically had a high walk rate throughout his career. He has finished in the top 2 in the National League in walks four times, including first in 2009.
He is known for his windup, a slow process that could be compared to the "two-stage" motions many Japanese pitchers have used.
Davis is one of the worst hitters in baseball, sporting a career batting average of .083 in 412 at-bats, while recording 175 strikeouts at the plate as of 2011. He went 1–64 with a .016 average in 2004.
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