One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .414 expected average against them, against .246 on his offspeed pitches.
87 of his breaking balls thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
29% of the contact right-handers make against Leone is hit hard, against 40.7% of what left-handers make.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.9% of the contact against Leone is on the ground and 27.3% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Leone works off the plate, with only 35.2% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 759th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leone projects a .352 average, 19th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 625th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Leone gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 154th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leone's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
95 and 94 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leone is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 204th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .367 average against Leone and left-handers to .334.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leone averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
361 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 233rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leone has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.3 mph off the bat against Leone and left-handers 88.0.
31 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .414 expected average against them, against .246 on his offspeed pitches.
87 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
29% of the contact right-handers make against Leone is hit hard, against 40.7% of what left-handers make.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .367 average against Leone and left-handers to .334.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 160 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50.9% of the contact against Leone is on the ground and 27.3% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leone has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.3 mph off the bat against Leone and left-handers 88.0.
31 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Leone works off the plate, with only 35.2% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 759th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leone projects a .352 average, 19th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 625th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Leone gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 154th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Leone is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
361 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 204th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leone's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
95 and 94 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leone averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
361 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 233rd in MLB.
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