One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .460 expected average against them, against .329 on his fastballs.
72 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20% of the contact against Norris with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.7% with the bases empty.
232 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 745 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Norris's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 85.3 off his sinker.
72 and 291 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .371 average against Norris and left-handers to .314.
433 pitches to right-handed hitters, 544 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.5% of the contact against Norris is on the ground and 25.8% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Norris's stuff spins at 2,504 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
977 pitches in 2018. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 49th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Norris averages 92.0 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
977 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 90th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.3% of the balls put in play against Norris have gone to centre field.
74 of 147 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.2% of the contact Norris gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 218th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Norris is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 226th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Norris works off the plate, with only 43.1% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 535th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Norris projects a .342 average, 67th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 238th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.6 mph off the bat against Norris and left-handers 88.7.
66 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Norris has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 451 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .460 expected average against them, against .329 on his fastballs.
72 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20% of the contact against Norris with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.7% with the bases empty.
232 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 745 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Norris's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 85.3 off his sinker.
72 and 291 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .371 average against Norris and left-handers to .314.
433 pitches to right-handed hitters, 544 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.5% of the contact against Norris is on the ground and 25.8% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.3% of the balls put in play against Norris have gone to centre field.
74 of 147 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.6 mph off the bat against Norris and left-handers 88.7.
66 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Norris has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 451 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Norris's stuff spins at 2,504 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
977 pitches in 2018. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 49th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Norris averages 92.0 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
977 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 90th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.2% of the contact Norris gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 218th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Norris is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 226th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Norris projects a .342 average, 67th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 238th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Norris works off the plate, with only 43.1% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
977 pitches in 2018. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 535th in MLB.
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