There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phelps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 82.2 off his sinker.
342 and 135 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
26.5% of the contact against Phelps with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.2% with the bases empty.
367 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 784 with the bases empty.
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 .265 on his offspeed pitches.
304 of his breaking balls thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Phelps works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Phelps gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 213th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Phelps have gone to centre field.
81 of 173 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Phelps's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 163rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.1% of the contact right-handers make against Phelps is hit hard, against 32.5% of what left-handers make.
706 pitches to right-handed hitters, 445 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Phelps is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 275th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phelps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 82.2 off his sinker.
342 and 135 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
26.5% of the contact against Phelps with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.2% with the bases empty.
367 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 784 with the bases empty.
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 .332 expected average against them, against .265 on his offspeed pitches.
304 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Phelps works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 664th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Phelps gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 213th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Phelps is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2022. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 275th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Phelps have gone to centre field.
81 of 173 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Phelps's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2022. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 163rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.1% of the contact right-handers make against Phelps is hit hard, against 32.5% of what left-handers make.
706 pitches to right-handed hitters, 445 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2015–2017