Both sides hit him about the same
58.3% of the contact right-handers make against Qualls is hit hard, against 29.2% of what left-handers make.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 112 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.2% of the contact against Qualls is on the ground and 27.1% of it is in the air.
48 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Qualls gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 601st in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Qualls and left-handers 86.1.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Qualls and left-handers to .316.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 112 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Qualls, 17th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 587th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Qualls has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 443 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Qualls's sinker leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
177 and 73 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Qualls's stuff spins at 2,093 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
252 pitches in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 526th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.3% of the balls put in play against Qualls have gone to centre field.
26 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Qualls projects a .349 average, 65th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 249th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .357 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
179 of his fastballs thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Qualls lives in the strike zone: 46% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 248th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
58.3% of the contact right-handers make against Qualls is hit hard, against 29.2% of what left-handers make.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 112 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Qualls and left-handers to .316.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 112 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
56.2% of the contact against Qualls is on the ground and 27.1% of it is in the air.
48 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Qualls and left-handers 86.1.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Qualls has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 443 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.3% of the balls put in play against Qualls have gone to centre field.
26 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Qualls gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 601st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Qualls, 17th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 587th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Qualls projects a .349 average, 65th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 249th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Qualls's sinker leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
177 and 73 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Qualls's stuff spins at 2,093 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
252 pitches in 2017. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 526th in MLB.
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 .357 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
179 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Qualls lives in the strike zone: 46% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
252 pitches in 2017. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 248th in MLB.
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