Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Felipe gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 15th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against Felipe with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.1% with the bases empty.
73 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 198 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Felipe projects a .242 average, 98th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 17th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Felipe's sinker leaves the bat at 85.9 mph, against 79.3 off his slider.
81 and 96 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Felipe is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 37th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.6% of the balls put in play against Felipe have gone to centre field.
16 of 31 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Felipe works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 671st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.3% of the contact against Felipe is on the ground and 36.7% of it is in the air.
30 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Felipe's stuff spins at 2,146 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 533rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .254 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.
155 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Felipe averages 90.2 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 263rd in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Felipe gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 15th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Felipe projects a .242 average, 98th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 17th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Felipe is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 37th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against Felipe with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.1% with the bases empty.
73 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 198 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Felipe's sinker leaves the bat at 85.9 mph, against 79.3 off his slider.
81 and 96 of them thrown.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.6% of the balls put in play against Felipe have gone to centre field.
16 of 31 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.3% of the contact against Felipe is on the ground and 36.7% of it is in the air.
30 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Felipe works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
271 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 671st in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Felipe's stuff spins at 2,146 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2023. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 533rd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .254 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.
155 of his fastballs thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Felipe averages 90.2 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 263rd in MLB.
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