Both sides hit him about the same
59.6% of the contact right-handers make against Workman is hit hard, against 42.4% of what left-handers make.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 182 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.3% of the contact Workman gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 776th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41% of the contact against Workman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 62.7% with the bases empty.
201 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 314 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Workman projects a .405 average, 5th percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 765th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.0 mph off the bat against Workman and left-handers 88.5.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Workman, 6th percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 758th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Workman averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
515 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 761st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.1% of the contact against Workman is on the ground and 28.1% of it is in the air.
89 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Workman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 89.6 off his cutter.
182 and 71 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .422 average against Workman and left-handers to .375.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 182 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Workman works off the plate, with only 42.1% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 656th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .425 expected average against them, against .376 on his fastballs.
262 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Workman have gone to centre field.
39 of 90 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Workman has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 407 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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Both sides hit him about the same
59.6% of the contact right-handers make against Workman is hit hard, against 42.4% of what left-handers make.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 182 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .422 average against Workman and left-handers to .375.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 182 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.3% of the contact Workman gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 776th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Workman projects a .405 average, 5th percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 765th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Workman, 6th percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 758th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41% of the contact against Workman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 62.7% with the bases empty.
201 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 314 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.0 mph off the bat against Workman and left-handers 88.5.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.1% of the contact against Workman is on the ground and 28.1% of it is in the air.
89 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Workman have gone to centre field.
39 of 90 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Workman has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 407 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Workman averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
515 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 761st in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Workman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 89.6 off his cutter.
182 and 71 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Workman works off the plate, with only 42.1% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
515 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 656th 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 .425 expected average against them, against .376 on his fastballs.
262 of his breaking balls thrown.
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