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Brian Matusz

Orioles Career team 2009–2016
Number #15
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 39
Height 6' 5"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Grand Junction, CO
Born Feb 11, 1987

Key Insights

2016
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Matusz projects a .436 average, 4th percentile.

205 pitches in 2016. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 664th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 86.5 mph off the bat against Matusz and left-handers 94.3.

23 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 12 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .492 expected average against them, against .399 on his fastballs.

68 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

45.7% of the contact Matusz gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.

205 pitches in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 583rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Matusz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 86.5 off his slider.

100 and 50 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

52.5% of the balls put in play against Matusz have gone to centre field.

21 of 40 located batted balls allowed.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 11, 1987
Birth Place Grand Junction, CO
Height 6' 5"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft San Diego