Both sides hit him about the same
27.8% of the contact right-handers make against Kuhl is hit hard, against 48.1% of what left-handers make.
501 pitches to right-handed hitters, 477 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .420 expected average against them, against .250 on his offspeed pitches.
405 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kuhl's cutter leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 83.0 off his sweeper.
89 and 101 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Kuhl works off the plate, with only 40% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
978 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 719th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Kuhl and left-handers 89.5.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 80 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.9% of the contact against Kuhl is on the ground and 29.1% of it is in the air.
148 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.1% of the contact against Kuhl with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.2% with the bases empty.
240 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 738 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kuhl has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 416 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Kuhl is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
978 pitches in 2024. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 271st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against Kuhl have gone to centre field.
64 of 153 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
27.8% of the contact right-handers make against Kuhl is hit hard, against 48.1% of what left-handers make.
501 pitches to right-handed hitters, 477 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .420 expected average against them, against .250 on his offspeed pitches.
405 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kuhl's cutter leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 83.0 off his sweeper.
89 and 101 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Kuhl works off the plate, with only 40% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
978 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 719th in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Kuhl and left-handers 89.5.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 80 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.9% of the contact against Kuhl is on the ground and 29.1% of it is in the air.
148 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kuhl has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 416 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against Kuhl have gone to centre field.
64 of 153 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.1% of the contact against Kuhl with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.2% with the bases empty.
240 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 738 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Kuhl is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
978 pitches in 2024. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 271st in MLB.
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