There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Parker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 79.9 off his splitter.
330 and 248 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Parker gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 108th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Parker's stuff spins at 1,600 rpm, 0th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 802nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Parker and left-handers 84.6.
63 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 69 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .373 expected average against them, against .304 on his fastballs.
248 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Parker averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 713th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .303 average against Parker and left-handers to .348.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 399 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Parker is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 202nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Parker works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 629th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Parker has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 448 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Parker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 79.9 off his splitter.
330 and 248 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Parker gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 108th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Parker is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 202nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Parker's stuff spins at 1,600 rpm, 0th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 802nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Parker and left-handers 84.6.
63 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 69 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Parker has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 448 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .373 expected average against them, against .304 on his fastballs.
248 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Parker averages 85.4 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
713 pitches in 2021. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 713th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .303 average against Parker and left-handers to .348.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 399 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He cannot find the zone often enough
Parker works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
713 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 629th in MLB.
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