The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilk projects a .462 average, 3rd percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 686th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilk's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
96 and 58 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Wilk, 5th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 668th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Wilk gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wilk averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 627th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wilk works off the plate, with only 39.4% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 619th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .439 expected average against them, against .380 on his offspeed pitches.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wilk has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 468 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wilk's stuff spins at 2,055 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 572nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.8% of the contact against Wilk is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
36 tracked batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilk projects a .462 average, 3rd percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 686th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Wilk, 5th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 668th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Wilk gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilk's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
96 and 58 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wilk averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 627th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wilk works off the plate, with only 39.4% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
302 pitches in 2017. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 619th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .439 expected average against them, against .380 on his offspeed pitches.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wilk has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 468 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.8% of the contact against Wilk is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
36 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wilk's stuff spins at 2,055 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 572nd in MLB.
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