He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .429 average against Villanueva and left-handers to .355.
742 pitches to right-handed hitters, 451 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Villanueva's sinker leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.5 off his curveball.
149 and 170 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Villanueva projects a .400 average, 15th percentile.
1193 pitches in 2016. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 590th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.7% of the contact against Villanueva is on the ground and 26.6% of it is in the air.
199 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Villanueva averages 83.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
1193 pitches in 2016. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 644th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.9% of the contact against Villanueva with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% with the bases empty.
314 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 879 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Villanueva, 21st percentile.
1193 pitches in 2016. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 544th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.3% of the contact right-handers make against Villanueva is hit hard, against 36.6% of what left-handers make.
742 pitches to right-handed hitters, 451 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .421 expected average against them, against .377 on his breaking balls.
517 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Villanueva's stuff spins at 1,547 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
1193 pitches in 2016. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 525th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Villanueva has given up 15 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 438 feet.
15 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .429 average against Villanueva and left-handers to .355.
742 pitches to right-handed hitters, 451 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.3% of the contact right-handers make against Villanueva is hit hard, against 36.6% of what left-handers make.
742 pitches to right-handed hitters, 451 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Villanueva's sinker leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.5 off his curveball.
149 and 170 of them thrown.
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 Villanueva projects a .400 average, 15th percentile.
1193 pitches in 2016. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 590th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Villanueva, 21st percentile.
1193 pitches in 2016. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 544th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.7% of the contact against Villanueva is on the ground and 26.6% of it is in the air.
199 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Villanueva has given up 15 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 438 feet.
15 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Villanueva averages 83.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
1193 pitches in 2016. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 644th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.9% of the contact against Villanueva with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% with the bases empty.
314 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 879 with the bases empty.
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 .421 expected average against them, against .377 on his breaking balls.
517 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Villanueva's stuff spins at 1,547 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
1193 pitches in 2016. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 525th in MLB.
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