Both sides hit him about the same
58.8% of the contact right-handers make against Maurer is hit hard, against 35.1% of what left-handers make.
337 pitches to right-handed hitters, 322 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.8 mph off the bat against Maurer and left-handers 88.7.
34 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 57 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maurer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.5 off his changeup.
252 and 83 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Maurer, 14th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 624th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Maurer is on the ground and 27.8% of it is in the air.
90 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maurer projects a .385 average, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 589th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maurer's stuff spins at 2,415 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Maurer gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 573rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Maurer works off the plate, with only 42.1% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 590th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.7% of the contact against Maurer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.3% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Maurer averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 242nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .343 on his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs thrown.
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Both sides hit him about the same
58.8% of the contact right-handers make against Maurer is hit hard, against 35.1% of what left-handers make.
337 pitches to right-handed hitters, 322 to left-handed hitters.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.8 mph off the bat against Maurer and left-handers 88.7.
34 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 57 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Maurer is on the ground and 27.8% of it is in the air.
90 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maurer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.5 off his changeup.
252 and 83 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Maurer, 14th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 624th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maurer projects a .385 average, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 589th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Maurer gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 573rd in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maurer's stuff spins at 2,415 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Maurer works off the plate, with only 42.1% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
659 pitches in 2018. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 590th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.7% of the contact against Maurer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.3% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Maurer averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 242nd in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .343 on his breaking balls.
296 of his fastballs thrown.
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