Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Adams is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 36th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .346 average against Adams and left-handers to .269.
500 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Adams has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 404 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .249 on his fastballs.
594 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Adams gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 73rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adams's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.1 mph, against 83.1 off his slider.
190 and 594 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Adams's stuff spins at 2,886 rpm, 100th percentile in the league.
805 pitches in 2024. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 2nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35.1% of the contact against Adams with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.2% with the bases empty.
314 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 491 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Adams and left-handers 82.7.
63 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Adams is hit hard, against 28.2% of what left-handers make.
500 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Adams works off the plate, with only 44.2% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 511th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.1% of the balls put in play against Adams have gone to right field.
44 of 102 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adams projects a .316 average, 62nd percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 292nd in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Adams is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 36th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Adams gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 73rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Adams projects a .316 average, 62nd percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 292nd in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .346 average against Adams and left-handers to .269.
500 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Adams is hit hard, against 28.2% of what left-handers make.
500 pitches to right-handed hitters, 305 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Adams has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 404 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Adams and left-handers 82.7.
63 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.1% of the balls put in play against Adams have gone to right field.
44 of 102 located batted balls allowed.
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 .335 expected average against them, against .249 on his fastballs.
594 of his breaking balls thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Adams's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.1 mph, against 83.1 off his slider.
190 and 594 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Adams's stuff spins at 2,886 rpm, 100th percentile in the league.
805 pitches in 2024. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 2nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
35.1% of the contact against Adams with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.2% with the bases empty.
314 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 491 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Adams works off the plate, with only 44.2% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
805 pitches in 2024. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 511th in MLB.
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