He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .395 average against Richard and left-handers to .269.
594 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.7% of the contact against Richard is on the ground and 20.7% of it is in the air.
140 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.5% of the contact Richard gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
728 pitches in 2019. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 726th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.9 mph off the bat against Richard, 4th percentile.
728 pitches in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 719th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.9% of the contact against Richard with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 57.4% with the bases empty.
178 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 550 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.1 mph off the bat against Richard and left-handers 87.5.
119 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Richard's sinker leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 89.8 off his slider.
414 and 189 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .415 expected average against them, against .369 on his fastballs.
189 of his breaking balls thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
55.5% of the contact right-handers make against Richard is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
594 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.5% of the balls put in play against Richard have gone to centre field.
73 of 157 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Richard averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
728 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 542nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Richard has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 439 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Richard's stuff spins at 2,198 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
728 pitches in 2019. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 458th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .395 average against Richard and left-handers to .269.
594 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
55.5% of the contact right-handers make against Richard is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
594 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.7% of the contact against Richard is on the ground and 20.7% of it is in the air.
140 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.1 mph off the bat against Richard and left-handers 87.5.
119 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.5% of the balls put in play against Richard have gone to centre field.
73 of 157 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Richard has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 439 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.5% of the contact Richard gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
728 pitches in 2019. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 726th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.9 mph off the bat against Richard, 4th percentile.
728 pitches in 2019. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 719th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.9% of the contact against Richard with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 57.4% with the bases empty.
178 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 550 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Richard's sinker leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 89.8 off his slider.
414 and 189 of them thrown.
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 breaking balls: a .415 expected average against them, against .369 on his fastballs.
189 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Richard averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
728 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 542nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Richard's stuff spins at 2,198 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
728 pitches in 2019. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 458th in MLB.
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