Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.9% of the contact against Duffy with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.1% with the bases empty.
214 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 857 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .434 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Duffy's sinker leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 86.2 off his changeup.
146 and 158 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Duffy projects a .358 average, 21st percentile.
1071 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 634th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Duffy have gone to centre field.
75 of 165 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Duffy, 31st percentile.
1071 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 555th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.5% of the contact right-handers make against Duffy is hit hard, against 36.7% of what left-handers make.
847 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Duffy's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
1071 pitches in 2021. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 241st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against Duffy and left-handers to .338.
847 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Duffy has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 439 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Duffy works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
1071 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.4% of the contact against Duffy is on the ground and 38.7% of it is in the air.
163 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.9% of the contact against Duffy with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.1% with the bases empty.
214 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 857 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .434 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Duffy's sinker leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 86.2 off his changeup.
146 and 158 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Duffy projects a .358 average, 21st percentile.
1071 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 634th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Duffy, 31st percentile.
1071 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 555th in MLB.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Duffy have gone to centre field.
75 of 165 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Duffy has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 439 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.4% of the contact against Duffy is on the ground and 38.7% of it is in the air.
163 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
41.5% of the contact right-handers make against Duffy is hit hard, against 36.7% of what left-handers make.
847 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against Duffy and left-handers to .338.
847 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Duffy's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 70th percentile in the league.
1071 pitches in 2021. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 241st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Duffy works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
1071 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
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