He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .356 average against Taylor and left-handers to .254.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Taylor is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 116th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.3% of the contact against Taylor is on the ground and 25.5% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Taylor with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.9% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 220 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's slider leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
79 and 229 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 120th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Taylor works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 696th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .315 expected average against them, against .282 on his breaking balls.
229 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 231st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,322 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 238th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Taylor projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 253rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Taylor is hit hard, against 34.6% of what left-handers make.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .356 average against Taylor and left-handers to .254.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Taylor is hit hard, against 34.6% of what left-handers make.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Taylor is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 116th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 120th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Taylor projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 253rd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.3% of the contact against Taylor is on the ground and 25.5% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Taylor with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.9% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 220 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's slider leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 84.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
79 and 229 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Taylor works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
308 pitches in 2022. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 696th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .315 expected average against them, against .282 on his breaking balls.
229 of his fastballs thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 231st in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,322 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
308 pitches in 2022. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 238th in MLB.
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