The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Fister is on the ground and 22.4% of it is in the air.
192 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fister's cutter leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 83.8 off his curveball.
162 and 147 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.7% of the contact against Fister with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.4% with the bases empty.
263 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 855 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .392 average against Fister and left-handers to .329.
595 pitches to right-handed hitters, 523 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
862 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Fister's stuff spins at 1,929 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1118 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 690th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fister averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
1118 pitches in 2018. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 647th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Fister is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
1118 pitches in 2018. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 192nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Fister has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 422 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.8% of the contact Fister gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
1118 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 522nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.3% of the balls put in play against Fister have gone to centre field.
99 of 201 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Fister and left-handers 88.5.
108 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 85 from left-handers.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Fister is on the ground and 22.4% of it is in the air.
192 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Fister has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 422 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.3% of the balls put in play against Fister have gone to centre field.
99 of 201 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Fister and left-handers 88.5.
108 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 85 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fister's cutter leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 83.8 off his curveball.
162 and 147 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.7% of the contact against Fister with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.4% with the bases empty.
263 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 855 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .392 average against Fister and left-handers to .329.
595 pitches to right-handed hitters, 523 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 fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
862 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Fister's stuff spins at 1,929 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
1118 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 690th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fister averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
1118 pitches in 2018. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 647th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Fister is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
1118 pitches in 2018. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 192nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.8% of the contact Fister gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
1118 pitches in 2018. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 522nd in MLB.
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