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Chris Archer

Rays Career team 2012–2021
Number #17
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 37
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs
Birth Place Raleigh, FL
Born Sep 26, 1988

Key Insights

2022
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .283 on his offspeed pitches.

638 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Archer's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.

94 and 263 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

44.8% of the contact Archer gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.

1787 pitches in 2022. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 635th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

45.1% of the contact against Archer is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.

297 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

39.7% of the contact against Archer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.2% with the bases empty.

366 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1421 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same

Right-handed hitters project to a .345 average against Archer and left-handers to .310.

984 pitches to right-handed hitters, 803 to left-handed hitters.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 26, 1988
Birth Place Raleigh, FL
Height 6' 2"
Weight 195 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right