One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .448 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Arroyo's sinker leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 86.3 off his slider.
120 and 238 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Arroyo averages 77.5 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 702nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Arroyo is hit hard, against 40.5% of what left-handers make.
677 pitches to right-handed hitters, 482 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Arroyo projects a .386 average, 21st percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 553rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.4 mph off the bat against Arroyo and left-handers 91.1.
133 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 84 from left-handers.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.5% of the contact against Arroyo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.1% with the bases empty.
215 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 944 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Arroyo, 27th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 511th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.4% of the contact against Arroyo is on the ground and 39.6% of it is in the air.
217 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Arroyo gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Arroyo's stuff spins at 2,118 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 490th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Arroyo lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 210th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against Arroyo have gone to centre field.
107 of 256 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Arroyo has given up 23 tracked home runs, 11 of them to left field, the longest 462 feet.
23 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .448 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Arroyo's sinker leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 86.3 off his slider.
120 and 238 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Arroyo averages 77.5 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 702nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Arroyo is hit hard, against 40.5% of what left-handers make.
677 pitches to right-handed hitters, 482 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Arroyo projects a .386 average, 21st percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 553rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Arroyo, 27th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 511th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.6% of the contact Arroyo gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 216th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.4 mph off the bat against Arroyo and left-handers 91.1.
133 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 84 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.4% of the contact against Arroyo is on the ground and 39.6% of it is in the air.
217 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against Arroyo have gone to centre field.
107 of 256 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Arroyo has given up 23 tracked home runs, 11 of them to left field, the longest 462 feet.
23 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.5% of the contact against Arroyo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.1% with the bases empty.
215 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 944 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Arroyo's stuff spins at 2,118 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
1159 pitches in 2017. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 490th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Arroyo lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
1159 pitches in 2017. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 210th in MLB.
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Career team 2006–2017