He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .399 average against Rasmus and left-handers to .246.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 217 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .403 expected average against them, against .301 on his fastballs.
161 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Rasmus gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
464 pitches in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 91st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmus's slider leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 86.1 off his curveball.
101 and 60 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against Rasmus with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.1% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 361 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.8% of the contact against Rasmus is on the ground and 47.7% of it is in the air.
65 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rasmus projects a .337 average, 81st percentile.
464 pitches in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 135th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Rasmus, 24th percentile.
464 pitches in 2016. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 523rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.1% of the contact right-handers make against Rasmus is hit hard, against 27.6% of what left-handers make.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 217 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rasmus averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
464 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 508th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rasmus's stuff spins at 1,818 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
464 pitches in 2016. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 227th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rasmus has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 413 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .399 average against Rasmus and left-handers to .246.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 217 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.1% of the contact right-handers make against Rasmus is hit hard, against 27.6% of what left-handers make.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 217 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 breaking balls: a .403 expected average against them, against .301 on his fastballs.
161 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Rasmus gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
464 pitches in 2016. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 91st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Rasmus projects a .337 average, 81st percentile.
464 pitches in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 135th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Rasmus, 24th percentile.
464 pitches in 2016. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 523rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmus's slider leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 86.1 off his curveball.
101 and 60 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against Rasmus with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.1% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 361 with the bases empty.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30.8% of the contact against Rasmus is on the ground and 47.7% of it is in the air.
65 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rasmus has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 413 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rasmus averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
464 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 508th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rasmus's stuff spins at 1,818 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
464 pitches in 2016. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 227th in MLB.
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