One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .373 expected average against them, against .238 on his offspeed pitches.
165 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.4% of the contact against German with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.9% with the bases empty.
104 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
German has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 417 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.4% of the contact right-handers make against German is hit hard, against 30.3% of what left-handers make.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off German's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 82.4 off his changeup.
149 and 84 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
German's stuff spins at 2,589 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
373 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 40th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
German averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
373 pitches in 2024. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 652nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against German projects a .342 average, 28th percentile.
373 pitches in 2024. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 555th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against German and left-handers to .321.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.4% of the contact German gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
373 pitches in 2024. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 235th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.8% of the contact against German is on the ground and 40.9% of it is in the air.
66 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
German works off the plate, with only 43.7% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
373 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 549th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against German and left-handers 88.0.
33 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
34.8% of the balls put in play against German have gone to right field.
23 of 66 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .373 expected average against them, against .238 on his offspeed pitches.
165 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.4% of the contact against German with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.9% with the bases empty.
104 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 269 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
German has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 417 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.8% of the contact against German is on the ground and 40.9% of it is in the air.
66 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against German and left-handers 88.0.
33 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
34.8% of the balls put in play against German have gone to right field.
23 of 66 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42.4% of the contact right-handers make against German is hit hard, against 30.3% of what left-handers make.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .363 average against German and left-handers to .321.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off German's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 82.4 off his changeup.
149 and 84 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
German's stuff spins at 2,589 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
373 pitches in 2024. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 40th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
German averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
373 pitches in 2024. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 652nd in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against German projects a .342 average, 28th percentile.
373 pitches in 2024. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 555th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.4% of the contact German gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
373 pitches in 2024. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 235th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
German works off the plate, with only 43.7% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
373 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 549th in MLB.
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