One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .423 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
75 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against Brach and left-handers to .288.
374 pitches to right-handed hitters, 205 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brach's slider leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
75 and 208 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.2% of the contact right-handers make against Brach is hit hard, against 30.6% of what left-handers make.
374 pitches to right-handed hitters, 205 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brach has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 440 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Brach gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
579 pitches in 2021. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 235th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
30.8% of the contact against Brach with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.7% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 462 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Brach works off the plate, with only 42.7% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
579 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 610th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Brach have gone to centre field.
39 of 87 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Brach's stuff spins at 2,129 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
579 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 567th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .423 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
75 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against Brach and left-handers to .288.
374 pitches to right-handed hitters, 205 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.2% of the contact right-handers make against Brach is hit hard, against 30.6% of what left-handers make.
374 pitches to right-handed hitters, 205 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brach's slider leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
75 and 208 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brach has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 440 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.8% of the balls put in play against Brach have gone to centre field.
39 of 87 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Brach gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
579 pitches in 2021. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 235th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
30.8% of the contact against Brach with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.7% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 462 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Brach works off the plate, with only 42.7% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
579 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 610th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Brach's stuff spins at 2,129 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
579 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 567th in MLB.
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