Both sides hit him about the same
43.1% of the contact right-handers make against Tillman is hit hard, against 61.4% of what left-handers make.
289 pitches to right-handed hitters, 231 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51% of the contact Tillman gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 692nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
61.8% of the contact against Tillman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.6% with the bases empty.
161 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 359 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .437 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tillman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 85.3 off his slider.
156 and 121 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .348 average against Tillman and left-handers to .430.
289 pitches to right-handed hitters, 231 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Tillman, 13th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 633rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tillman has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 414 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Tillman averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 673rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Tillman works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 659th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tillman projects a .383 average, 20th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 580th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Tillman and left-handers 93.2.
58 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 44 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Tillman is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
100 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Tillman's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 527th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
43.1% of the contact right-handers make against Tillman is hit hard, against 61.4% of what left-handers make.
289 pitches to right-handed hitters, 231 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .348 average against Tillman and left-handers to .430.
289 pitches to right-handed hitters, 231 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51% of the contact Tillman gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 692nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Tillman, 13th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 633rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Tillman projects a .383 average, 20th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 580th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
61.8% of the contact against Tillman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.6% with the bases empty.
161 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 359 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .437 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tillman's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 85.3 off his slider.
156 and 121 of them thrown.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tillman has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 414 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Tillman and left-handers 93.2.
58 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 44 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Tillman is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
100 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
Tillman averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 673rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Tillman works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
520 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 659th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Tillman's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
520 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 527th in MLB.
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