Both sides hit him about the same
45.6% of the contact right-handers make against Ponce de Leon is hit hard, against 29.2% of what left-handers make.
355 pitches to right-handed hitters, 301 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25.8% of the contact against Ponce de Leon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.2% with the bases empty.
204 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 452 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ponce de Leon projects a .288 average, 90th percentile.
656 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 81st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .318 expected average against them, against .227 on his offspeed pitches.
549 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ponce de Leon's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.0 off his cutter.
79 and 65 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Ponce de Leon and left-handers 86.8.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 48 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ponce de Leon has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 449 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ponce de Leon averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
656 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 165th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ponce de Leon works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
656 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 579th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.5% of the contact against Ponce de Leon is on the ground and 45.2% of it is in the air.
104 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.9% of the balls put in play against Ponce de Leon have gone to centre field.
47 of 107 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.6% of the contact right-handers make against Ponce de Leon is hit hard, against 29.2% of what left-handers make.
355 pitches to right-handed hitters, 301 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25.8% of the contact against Ponce de Leon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.2% with the bases empty.
204 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 452 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ponce de Leon projects a .288 average, 90th percentile.
656 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 81st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .318 expected average against them, against .227 on his offspeed pitches.
549 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ponce de Leon's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 86.0 off his cutter.
79 and 65 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Ponce de Leon and left-handers 86.8.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 48 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ponce de Leon has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 449 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.5% of the contact against Ponce de Leon is on the ground and 45.2% of it is in the air.
104 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.9% of the balls put in play against Ponce de Leon have gone to centre field.
47 of 107 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ponce de Leon averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
656 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 165th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ponce de Leon works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
656 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 579th in MLB.
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