The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
69.4% of the contact against Ziegler is on the ground and 11.9% of it is in the air.
193 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ziegler's sinker leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 78.1 off his curveball.
780 and 197 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.5% of the contact Ziegler gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
1067 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 652nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .330 average against Ziegler and left-handers to .388.
668 pitches to right-handed hitters, 399 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ziegler averages 81.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
1067 pitches in 2018. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 716th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Ziegler, 14th percentile.
1067 pitches in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 622nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ziegler's stuff spins at 1,924 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1067 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 691st in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ziegler works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
1067 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 689th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.2% of the contact against Ziegler with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 49.7% with the bases empty.
296 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 771 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.3% of the balls put in play against Ziegler have gone to centre field.
115 of 224 located batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .387 expected average against them, against .348 on his fastballs.
89 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ziegler has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 443 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
69.4% of the contact against Ziegler is on the ground and 11.9% of it is in the air.
193 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.3% of the balls put in play against Ziegler have gone to centre field.
115 of 224 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ziegler has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 443 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ziegler's sinker leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 78.1 off his curveball.
780 and 197 of them thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.5% of the contact Ziegler gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
1067 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 652nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Ziegler, 14th percentile.
1067 pitches in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 622nd in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .330 average against Ziegler and left-handers to .388.
668 pitches to right-handed hitters, 399 to left-handed hitters.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ziegler averages 81.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
1067 pitches in 2018. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 716th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ziegler's stuff spins at 1,924 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1067 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 691st in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ziegler works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
1067 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 689th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.2% of the contact against Ziegler with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 49.7% with the bases empty.
296 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 771 with the bases empty.
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 offspeed pitches: a .387 expected average against them, against .348 on his fastballs.
89 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Career team 2011–2018