Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.3% of the contact against Gomes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
256 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 690 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .381 expected average against them, against .294 on his breaking balls.
208 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gomes's sinker leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
127 and 284 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Gomes and left-handers to .365.
511 pitches to right-handed hitters, 435 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gomes averages 84.9 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
946 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 595th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.1% of the balls put in play against Gomes have gone to centre field.
87 of 181 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Gomes, 30th percentile.
946 pitches in 2015. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 479th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Gomes and left-handers 91.8.
89 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 71 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gomes projects a .340 average, 69th percentile.
946 pitches in 2015. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 212th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gomes's stuff spins at 1,601 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
946 pitches in 2015. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 455th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gomes has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 420 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.3% of the contact against Gomes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
256 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 690 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 .381 expected average against them, against .294 on his breaking balls.
208 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gomes's sinker leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
127 and 284 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Gomes and left-handers to .365.
511 pitches to right-handed hitters, 435 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gomes averages 84.9 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
946 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 595th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.1% of the balls put in play against Gomes have gone to centre field.
87 of 181 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Gomes and left-handers 91.8.
89 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 71 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gomes has given up 10 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 420 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Gomes, 30th percentile.
946 pitches in 2015. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 479th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gomes projects a .340 average, 69th percentile.
946 pitches in 2015. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 212th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gomes's stuff spins at 1,601 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
946 pitches in 2015. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 455th in MLB.
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