There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boxberger's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.1 off his slider.
184 and 110 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.5% of the contact right-handers make against Boxberger is hit hard, against 47.8% of what left-handers make.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Boxberger, 17th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 646th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Boxberger has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 402 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.6% of the contact against Boxberger is on the ground and 29.6% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .284 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Boxberger and left-handers to .335.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Boxberger projects a .319 average, 65th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 274th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Boxberger works off the plate, with only 43.8% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 516th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Boxberger gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 496th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boxberger averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
338 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 483rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Boxberger and left-handers 91.3.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boxberger's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 86.1 off his slider.
184 and 110 of them thrown.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.5% of the contact right-handers make against Boxberger is hit hard, against 47.8% of what left-handers make.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Boxberger and left-handers to .335.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Boxberger, 17th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 646th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Boxberger projects a .319 average, 65th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 274th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Boxberger gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 496th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Boxberger has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 402 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.6% of the contact against Boxberger is on the ground and 29.6% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Boxberger and left-handers 91.3.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
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 .327 expected average against them, against .284 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Boxberger works off the plate, with only 43.8% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
338 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 516th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boxberger averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
338 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 483rd in MLB.
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