One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
558 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kluber's sinker leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.7 off his changeup.
263 and 157 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
32.5% of the contact against Kluber with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.7% with the bases empty.
221 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 777 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kluber averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
998 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 729th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.7% of the contact against Kluber is on the ground and 43.9% of it is in the air.
189 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Kluber and left-handers 90.2.
94 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 96 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.3% of the contact right-handers make against Kluber is hit hard, against 42.7% of what left-handers make.
455 pitches to right-handed hitters, 543 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kluber has given up 17 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 434 feet.
17 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kluber's stuff spins at 2,306 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
998 pitches in 2023. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 277th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
558 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kluber's sinker leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.7 off his changeup.
263 and 157 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
32.5% of the contact against Kluber with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.7% with the bases empty.
221 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 777 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kluber averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
998 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 729th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.7% of the contact against Kluber is on the ground and 43.9% of it is in the air.
189 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Kluber and left-handers 90.2.
94 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 96 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kluber has given up 17 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 434 feet.
17 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Both sides hit him about the same
38.3% of the contact right-handers make against Kluber is hit hard, against 42.7% of what left-handers make.
455 pitches to right-handed hitters, 543 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kluber's stuff spins at 2,306 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
998 pitches in 2023. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 277th in MLB.
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