Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Billingsley is hit hard, against 58.2% of what left-handers make.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 278 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .494 expected average against them, against .339 on his fastballs.
57 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .314 average against Billingsley and left-handers to .459.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 278 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Billingsley and left-handers 94.5.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 55 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Billingsley's slider leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.2 off his cutter.
51 and 106 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
53.8% of the contact against Billingsley with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.6% with the bases empty.
108 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 468 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Billingsley gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 547th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Billingsley, 22nd percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 532nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.4% of the balls put in play against Billingsley have gone to centre field.
71 of 141 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Billingsley projects a .378 average, 25th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 512th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Billingsley has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 443 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Billingsley is on the ground and 30.4% of it is in the air.
125 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Billingsley's stuff spins at 1,608 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 448th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Billingsley averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 432nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Billingsley is hit hard, against 58.2% of what left-handers make.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 278 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .314 average against Billingsley and left-handers to .459.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 278 to left-handed hitters.
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 offspeed pitches: a .494 expected average against them, against .339 on his fastballs.
57 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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 86.8 mph off the bat against Billingsley and left-handers 94.5.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 55 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.4% of the balls put in play against Billingsley have gone to centre field.
71 of 141 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Billingsley has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 443 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Billingsley is on the ground and 30.4% of it is in the air.
125 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Billingsley's slider leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.2 off his cutter.
51 and 106 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
53.8% of the contact against Billingsley with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.6% with the bases empty.
108 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 468 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Billingsley gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 547th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Billingsley, 22nd percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 532nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Billingsley projects a .378 average, 25th percentile.
576 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 512th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Billingsley's stuff spins at 1,608 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 448th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Billingsley averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
576 pitches in 2015. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 432nd in MLB.
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