Last season, Syndergaard’s delivery times ranked 248th out of 278 pitchers with at least 100 recorded times by Baseball Info Solutions. His average delivery time (from the start of his windup until the ball hit the catcher’s glove) was 1.65 seconds, 0.25 of a second slower than the league average. He was clocked as slow as 2.04. These slow times resulted in Syndergaard’s giving up the most stolen bases of any pitcher in baseball.
Not only did he give up the most stolen bases, but base stealers were also successful 84.