He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Hatcher and left-handers to .431.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 297 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
88 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hatcher's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 81.7 off his splitter.
189 and 88 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44% of the contact against Hatcher with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31% with the bases empty.
131 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 517 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hatcher is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 129th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hatcher works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 693rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.5% of the contact against Hatcher is on the ground and 30.3% of it is in the air.
99 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Hatcher gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 131st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hatcher has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 401 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hatcher averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 172nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.4% of the balls put in play against Hatcher have gone to centre field.
51 of 110 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hatcher projects a .370 average, 32nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 495th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hatcher's stuff spins at 2,290 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 267th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Hatcher and left-handers to .431.
351 pitches to right-handed hitters, 297 to left-handed hitters.
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 offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
88 of his offspeed pitches 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 Hatcher's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 81.7 off his splitter.
189 and 88 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44% of the contact against Hatcher with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31% with the bases empty.
131 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 517 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hatcher is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 129th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Hatcher gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 131st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hatcher projects a .370 average, 32nd percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 495th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hatcher works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
648 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 693rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.5% of the contact against Hatcher is on the ground and 30.3% of it is in the air.
99 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hatcher has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 401 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.4% of the balls put in play against Hatcher have gone to centre field.
51 of 110 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hatcher averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 172nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hatcher's stuff spins at 2,290 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
648 pitches in 2018. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 267th in MLB.
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