There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McHugh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 86.5 off his cutter.
46 and 466 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .392 average against McHugh and left-handers to .323.
508 pitches to right-handed hitters, 524 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McHugh projects a .360 average, 16th percentile.
1032 pitches in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 652nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.9% of the contact against McHugh is on the ground and 25.8% of it is in the air.
190 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
McHugh's stuff spins at 2,609 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
1032 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 32nd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McHugh averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
1032 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 730th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.6% of the contact right-handers make against McHugh is hit hard, against 30.7% of what left-handers make.
508 pitches to right-handed hitters, 524 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McHugh has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 441 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact McHugh gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
1032 pitches in 2023. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 216th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
39.2% of the contact against McHugh with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
387 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 645 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against McHugh is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
1032 pitches in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 237th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.7 mph off the bat against McHugh and left-handers 88.5.
106 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 88 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against McHugh have gone to centre field.
81 of 194 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McHugh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 86.5 off his cutter.
46 and 466 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .392 average against McHugh and left-handers to .323.
508 pitches to right-handed hitters, 524 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.6% of the contact right-handers make against McHugh is hit hard, against 30.7% of what left-handers make.
508 pitches to right-handed hitters, 524 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McHugh projects a .360 average, 16th percentile.
1032 pitches in 2023. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 652nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact McHugh gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
1032 pitches in 2023. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 216th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against McHugh is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
1032 pitches in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 237th 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
47.9% of the contact against McHugh is on the ground and 25.8% of it is in the air.
190 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McHugh has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 441 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.7 mph off the bat against McHugh and left-handers 88.5.
106 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 88 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against McHugh have gone to centre field.
81 of 194 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
McHugh's stuff spins at 2,609 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
1032 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 32nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McHugh averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
1032 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 730th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
39.2% of the contact against McHugh with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
387 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 645 with the bases empty.
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