Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.3% of the contact Wang gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
832 pitches in 2016. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 662nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
700 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Wang, 6th percentile.
832 pitches in 2016. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 646th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Wang is on the ground and 24.2% of it is in the air.
157 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.1% of the contact against Wang with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 53.7% with the bases empty.
268 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 564 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wang's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 88.3 off his slider.
84 and 85 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wang's stuff spins at 2,011 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
832 pitches in 2016. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 72nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wang projects a .397 average, 16th percentile.
832 pitches in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 582nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
52.8% of the contact right-handers make against Wang is hit hard, against 47.1% of what left-handers make.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wang averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
832 pitches in 2016. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 180th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Wang and left-handers 90.6.
89 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 70 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .406 average against Wang and left-handers to .385.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wang has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.3% of the contact Wang gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
832 pitches in 2016. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 662nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Wang, 6th percentile.
832 pitches in 2016. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 646th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wang projects a .397 average, 16th percentile.
832 pitches in 2016. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 582nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
700 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Wang is on the ground and 24.2% of it is in the air.
157 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Wang and left-handers 90.6.
89 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 70 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wang has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.1% of the contact against Wang with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 53.7% with the bases empty.
268 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 564 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wang's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 88.3 off his slider.
84 and 85 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wang's stuff spins at 2,011 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
832 pitches in 2016. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 72nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
52.8% of the contact right-handers make against Wang is hit hard, against 47.1% of what left-handers make.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .406 average against Wang and left-handers to .385.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wang averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
832 pitches in 2016. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 180th in MLB.
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