There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 82.2 off his slider.
514 and 85 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Barnes and left-handers to .307.
356 pitches to right-handed hitters, 435 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Barnes has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 428 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Barnes, 21st percentile.
791 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 573rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Barnes's stuff spins at 2,052 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 610th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .362 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
518 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Barnes projects a .340 average, 71st percentile.
791 pitches in 2018. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 210th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Barnes works off the plate, with only 43.2% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
791 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 525th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.2% of the contact against Barnes is on the ground and 41.2% of it is in the air.
114 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.7% of the contact right-handers make against Barnes is hit hard, against 42% of what left-handers make.
356 pitches to right-handed hitters, 435 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.2% of the contact against Barnes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.8% with the bases empty.
241 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 550 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barnes averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2018. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 467th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Barnes have gone to centre field.
52 of 124 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 82.2 off his slider.
514 and 85 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 .364 average against Barnes and left-handers to .307.
356 pitches to right-handed hitters, 435 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.7% of the contact right-handers make against Barnes is hit hard, against 42% of what left-handers make.
356 pitches to right-handed hitters, 435 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Barnes has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 428 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.2% of the contact against Barnes is on the ground and 41.2% of it is in the air.
114 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Barnes have gone to centre field.
52 of 124 located batted balls allowed.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Barnes, 21st percentile.
791 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 573rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Barnes projects a .340 average, 71st percentile.
791 pitches in 2018. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 210th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Barnes's stuff spins at 2,052 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2018. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 610th in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .362 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
518 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Barnes works off the plate, with only 43.2% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
791 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 525th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.2% of the contact against Barnes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.8% with the bases empty.
241 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 550 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
Barnes averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2018. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 467th in MLB.
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