Both sides hit him about the same
50.8% of the contact right-handers make against Knebel is hit hard, against 29.7% of what left-handers make.
419 pitches to right-handed hitters, 377 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Knebel has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 415 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Knebel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 83.4 off his knuckle curve.
556 and 216 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.6% of the contact against Knebel with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.5% with the bases empty.
239 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 557 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Knebel projects a .292 average, 81st percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 150th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Knebel's stuff spins at 2,499 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 64th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Knebel and left-handers to .269.
419 pitches to right-handed hitters, 377 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
240 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Knebel and left-handers 87.1.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 64 from left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Knebel averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 214th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Knebel works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 549th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Knebel have gone to centre field.
52 of 123 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41% of the contact against Knebel is on the ground and 36.1% of it is in the air.
122 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
50.8% of the contact right-handers make against Knebel is hit hard, against 29.7% of what left-handers make.
419 pitches to right-handed hitters, 377 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Knebel and left-handers to .269.
419 pitches to right-handed hitters, 377 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Knebel has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 415 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Knebel and left-handers 87.1.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 64 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Knebel have gone to centre field.
52 of 123 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41% of the contact against Knebel is on the ground and 36.1% of it is in the air.
122 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Knebel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 83.4 off his knuckle curve.
556 and 216 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.6% of the contact against Knebel with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.5% with the bases empty.
239 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 557 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Knebel projects a .292 average, 81st percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 150th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Knebel's stuff spins at 2,499 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 64th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
240 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Knebel averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
796 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 214th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Knebel works off the plate, with only 42.6% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
796 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 549th in MLB.
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