Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.3% of the contact against Scrubb with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41% with the bases empty.
97 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 278 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Scrubb projects a .374 average, 13th percentile.
375 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 703rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.6% of the contact against Scrubb is on the ground and 53.1% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Scrubb's stuff spins at 2,525 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2021. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 61st in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Scrubb works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
375 pitches in 2021. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 734th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scrubb's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
153 and 203 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .384 average against Scrubb and left-handers to .350.
256 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46% of the balls put in play against Scrubb have gone to centre field.
23 of 50 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Scrubb, 37th percentile.
375 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 508th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .386 expected average against them, against .360 on his fastballs.
169 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scrubb averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 531st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Scrubb has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 427 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.6 mph off the bat against Scrubb and left-handers 90.0.
36 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 14 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.3% of the contact against Scrubb with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41% with the bases empty.
97 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 278 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Scrubb projects a .374 average, 13th percentile.
375 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 703rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Scrubb, 37th percentile.
375 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 508th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.6% of the contact against Scrubb is on the ground and 53.1% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46% of the balls put in play against Scrubb have gone to centre field.
23 of 50 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Scrubb has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 427 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.6 mph off the bat against Scrubb and left-handers 90.0.
36 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 14 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Scrubb's stuff spins at 2,525 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2021. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 61st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Scrubb works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
375 pitches in 2021. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 734th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scrubb's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
153 and 203 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .384 average against Scrubb and left-handers to .350.
256 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .386 expected average against them, against .360 on his fastballs.
169 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scrubb averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
375 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 531st in MLB.
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