There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Colon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.2 off his changeup.
363 and 247 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.8% of the contact against Colon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.9% with the bases empty.
552 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1666 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Colon, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 557th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Colon gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 559th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.7% of the contact against Colon is on the ground and 31.1% of it is in the air.
476 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Colon averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 603rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.3% of the contact right-handers make against Colon is hit hard, against 40.6% of what left-handers make.
1179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1039 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Colon projects a .373 average, 29th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 513th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Colon's stuff spins at 2,128 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 521st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .386 average against Colon and left-handers to .356.
1179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1039 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.7% of the balls put in play against Colon have gone to centre field.
225 of 515 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Colon and left-handers 88.9.
268 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 215 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Colon lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 255th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Colon has given up 32 tracked home runs, 16 of them to left field, the longest 453 feet.
32 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Colon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.2 off his changeup.
363 and 247 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.8% of the contact against Colon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.9% with the bases empty.
552 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1666 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Colon, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 557th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Colon gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 559th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Colon projects a .373 average, 29th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 513th 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
43.7% of the contact against Colon is on the ground and 31.1% of it is in the air.
476 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.7% of the balls put in play against Colon have gone to centre field.
225 of 515 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Colon and left-handers 88.9.
268 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 215 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Colon has given up 32 tracked home runs, 16 of them to left field, the longest 453 feet.
32 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Colon averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 603rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
46.3% of the contact right-handers make against Colon is hit hard, against 40.6% of what left-handers make.
1179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1039 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .386 average against Colon and left-handers to .356.
1179 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1039 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Colon's stuff spins at 2,128 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
2218 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 521st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Colon lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
2218 pitches in 2018. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 255th in MLB.
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Career team 1997–2002