There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Friedrich's changeup leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 84.7 off his slider.
276 and 418 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.9% of the contact against Friedrich is on the ground and 31.7% of it is in the air.
356 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Friedrich averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
2139 pitches in 2016. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 604th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Friedrich projects a .346 average, 73rd percentile.
2139 pitches in 2016. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 189th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .354 average against Friedrich and left-handers to .317.
1687 pitches to right-handed hitters, 452 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .378 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
276 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Friedrich and left-handers 86.2.
281 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 81 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Friedrich has given up 13 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 455 feet.
13 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Friedrich is weak: 88.3 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
2139 pitches in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 246th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Friedrich's stuff spins at 1,615 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
2139 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 450th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.6% of the contact Friedrich gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
2139 pitches in 2016. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 271st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Friedrich have gone to centre field.
173 of 413 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Friedrich's changeup leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 84.7 off his slider.
276 and 418 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.9% of the contact against Friedrich is on the ground and 31.7% of it is in the air.
356 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Friedrich and left-handers 86.2.
281 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 81 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Friedrich has given up 13 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 455 feet.
13 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Friedrich have gone to centre field.
173 of 413 located 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
Friedrich averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
2139 pitches in 2016. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 604th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Friedrich projects a .346 average, 73rd percentile.
2139 pitches in 2016. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 189th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Friedrich is weak: 88.3 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
2139 pitches in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 246th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.6% of the contact Friedrich gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
2139 pitches in 2016. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 271st in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .354 average against Friedrich and left-handers to .317.
1687 pitches to right-handed hitters, 452 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 .378 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
276 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Friedrich's stuff spins at 1,615 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
2139 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 450th in MLB.
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