Both sides hit him about the same
25.9% of the contact right-handers make against Furbush is hit hard, against 45.5% of what left-handers make.
150 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Furbush is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
301 pitches in 2015. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 35th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
66.7% of the contact against Furbush with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.2% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 234 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Furbush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 77.5 off his slider.
94 and 116 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Furbush projects a .308 average, 95th percentile.
301 pitches in 2015. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 38th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .330 expected average against them, against .247 on his breaking balls.
159 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.9% of the balls put in play against Furbush have gone to centre field.
28 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.2 mph off the bat against Furbush and left-handers 87.1.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 22 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .328 average against Furbush and left-handers to .287.
150 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.7% of the contact Furbush gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
301 pitches in 2015. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 184th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Furbush is on the ground and 31.1% of it is in the air.
45 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Furbush averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
301 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 511th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
25.9% of the contact right-handers make against Furbush is hit hard, against 45.5% of what left-handers make.
150 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .328 average against Furbush and left-handers to .287.
150 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Furbush is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
301 pitches in 2015. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 35th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Furbush projects a .308 average, 95th percentile.
301 pitches in 2015. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 38th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.7% of the contact Furbush gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
301 pitches in 2015. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 184th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
66.7% of the contact against Furbush with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.2% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 234 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Furbush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 77.5 off his slider.
94 and 116 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .330 expected average against them, against .247 on his breaking balls.
159 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.9% of the balls put in play against Furbush have gone to centre field.
28 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.2 mph off the bat against Furbush and left-handers 87.1.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 22 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Furbush is on the ground and 31.1% of it is in the air.
45 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Furbush averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
301 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 511th in MLB.
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