He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .328 average against Machado and left-handers to .417.
433 pitches to right-handed hitters, 342 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .396 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.
459 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Machado is hit hard, against 47.6% of what left-handers make.
433 pitches to right-handed hitters, 342 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Machado's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 82.4 off his changeup.
236 and 213 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Machado is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
775 pitches in 2023. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 103rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Machado projects a .365 average, 14th percentile.
775 pitches in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 670th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Machado averages 93.4 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
775 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 47th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.3% of the balls put in play against Machado have gone to centre field.
77 of 150 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Machado's stuff spins at 1,990 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
775 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 707th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Machado lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
775 pitches in 2023. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 123rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.2% of the contact against Machado is on the ground and 32% of it is in the air.
147 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.0 mph off the bat against Machado and left-handers 87.4.
87 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 63 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Machado has given up 12 tracked home runs, 5 of them to centre field, the longest 422 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .328 average against Machado and left-handers to .417.
433 pitches to right-handed hitters, 342 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Machado is hit hard, against 47.6% of what left-handers make.
433 pitches to right-handed hitters, 342 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 fastballs: a .396 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.
459 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Machado's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 82.4 off his changeup.
236 and 213 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Machado is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
775 pitches in 2023. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 103rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Machado projects a .365 average, 14th percentile.
775 pitches in 2023. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 670th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Machado averages 93.4 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
775 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 47th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.3% of the balls put in play against Machado have gone to centre field.
77 of 150 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.2% of the contact against Machado is on the ground and 32% of it is in the air.
147 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.0 mph off the bat against Machado and left-handers 87.4.
87 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 63 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Machado has given up 12 tracked home runs, 5 of them to centre field, the longest 422 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Machado's stuff spins at 1,990 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
775 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 707th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Machado lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
775 pitches in 2023. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 123rd in MLB.
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