The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
60.6% of the contact against Cronin is on the ground and 21.2% of it is in the air.
203 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cronin's stuff spins at 2,681 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 14th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cronin's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 87.2 off his slider.
443 and 564 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.1% of the contact against Cronin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.1% with the bases empty.
343 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 751 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Cronin gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 518th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cronin lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 197th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Cronin have gone to centre field.
92 of 204 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .314 average against Cronin and left-handers to .339.
719 pitches to right-handed hitters, 375 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Cronin, 37th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 485th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .336 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.
572 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cronin averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 280th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Cronin and left-handers 90.2.
124 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
60.6% of the contact against Cronin is on the ground and 21.2% of it is in the air.
203 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Cronin have gone to centre field.
92 of 204 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Cronin and left-handers 90.2.
124 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Cronin's stuff spins at 2,681 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 14th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cronin's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 87.2 off his slider.
443 and 564 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.1% of the contact against Cronin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.1% with the bases empty.
343 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 751 with the bases empty.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Cronin gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 518th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Cronin, 37th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 485th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Cronin lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
1094 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 197th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .314 average against Cronin and left-handers to .339.
719 pitches to right-handed hitters, 375 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 .336 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.
572 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cronin averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
1094 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 280th in MLB.
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