One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .405 expected average against them, against .197 on his offspeed pitches.
227 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off DeSclafani's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 77.6 off his splitter.
113 and 129 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against DeSclafani projects a .315 average, 75th percentile.
634 pitches in 2025. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 194th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
DeSclafani's stuff spins at 2,095 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 657th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.7% of the balls put in play against DeSclafani have gone to centre field.
53 of 116 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
38.7% of the contact against DeSclafani with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.7% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 493 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.1% of the contact DeSclafani gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
634 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 500th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
DeSclafani averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 526th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.2% of the contact against DeSclafani is on the ground and 40% of it is in the air.
115 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
DeSclafani works off the plate, with only 45.3% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
634 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 506th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against DeSclafani and left-handers 89.6.
66 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .405 expected average against them, against .197 on his offspeed pitches.
227 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 DeSclafani's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 77.6 off his splitter.
113 and 129 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against DeSclafani projects a .315 average, 75th percentile.
634 pitches in 2025. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 194th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.1% of the contact DeSclafani gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
634 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 500th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
DeSclafani's stuff spins at 2,095 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 657th in MLB.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.7% of the balls put in play against DeSclafani have gone to centre field.
53 of 116 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.2% of the contact against DeSclafani is on the ground and 40% of it is in the air.
115 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against DeSclafani and left-handers 89.6.
66 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
38.7% of the contact against DeSclafani with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.7% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 493 with the bases empty.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
DeSclafani averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 526th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
DeSclafani works off the plate, with only 45.3% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
634 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 506th in MLB.
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