One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .404 expected average against them, against .254 on his breaking balls.
235 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Simon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 85.4 off his splitter.
176 and 235 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.9% of the contact against Simon is on the ground and 27.1% of it is in the air.
188 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35.2% of the contact against Simon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.9% with the bases empty.
300 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 820 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Simon projects a .381 average, 28th percentile.
1120 pitches in 2016. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 497th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Simon and left-handers to .400.
606 pitches to right-handed hitters, 514 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Simon has given up 15 tracked home runs, 8 of them to right field, the longest 454 feet.
15 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Simon's stuff spins at 1,595 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
1120 pitches in 2016. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 476th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Simon have gone to centre field.
87 of 203 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .404 expected average against them, against .254 on his breaking balls.
235 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Simon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 85.4 off his splitter.
176 and 235 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.9% of the contact against Simon is on the ground and 27.1% of it is in the air.
188 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Simon has given up 15 tracked home runs, 8 of them to right field, the longest 454 feet.
15 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Simon have gone to centre field.
87 of 203 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35.2% of the contact against Simon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.9% with the bases empty.
300 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 820 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Simon projects a .381 average, 28th percentile.
1120 pitches in 2016. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 497th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Simon and left-handers to .400.
606 pitches to right-handed hitters, 514 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Simon's stuff spins at 1,595 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
1120 pitches in 2016. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 476th in MLB.
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Career team 2012–2016