The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.7% of the contact against Burnett is on the ground and 19.5% of it is in the air.
411 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
51.7% of the contact right-handers make against Burnett is hit hard, against 36.6% of what left-handers make.
1367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1121 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Burnett's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.7 off his changeup.
1244 and 219 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .391 expected average against them, against .304 on his offspeed pitches.
724 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.9% of the contact Burnett gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
2488 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 566th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .406 average against Burnett and left-handers to .342.
1367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1121 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.8% of the contact against Burnett with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.7% with the bases empty.
544 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1944 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Burnett, 21st percentile.
2488 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 539th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Burnett projects a .377 average, 26th percentile.
2488 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 504th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Burnett's stuff spins at 1,532 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
2488 pitches in 2015. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 520th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Burnett and left-handers 88.8.
227 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 189 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Burnett has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 440 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Burnett have gone to centre field.
202 of 481 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.7% of the contact against Burnett is on the ground and 19.5% of it is in the air.
411 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Burnett and left-handers 88.8.
227 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 189 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Burnett has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 440 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Burnett have gone to centre field.
202 of 481 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
51.7% of the contact right-handers make against Burnett is hit hard, against 36.6% of what left-handers make.
1367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1121 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .406 average against Burnett and left-handers to .342.
1367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1121 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Burnett's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 81.7 off his changeup.
1244 and 219 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .391 expected average against them, against .304 on his offspeed pitches.
724 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.9% of the contact Burnett gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
2488 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 566th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Burnett, 21st percentile.
2488 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 539th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Burnett projects a .377 average, 26th percentile.
2488 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 504th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.8% of the contact against Burnett with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.7% with the bases empty.
544 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1944 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Burnett's stuff spins at 1,532 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
2488 pitches in 2015. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 520th in MLB.
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