Both sides hit him about the same
31.7% of the contact right-handers make against Carlton is hit hard, against 52.9% of what left-handers make.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 113 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Carlton's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
159 and 62 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Carlton and left-handers 91.3.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .309 average against Carlton and left-handers to .371.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 113 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.2% of the balls put in play against Carlton have gone to centre field.
32 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.3% of the contact against Carlton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.5% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 243 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Carlton lives in the strike zone: 49.7% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
330 pitches in 2023. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 78th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .374 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
62 of his breaking balls thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.4% of the contact against Carlton is on the ground and 29.8% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Carlton's stuff spins at 2,115 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
330 pitches in 2023. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 587th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Carlton is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
330 pitches in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 263rd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31.7% of the contact right-handers make against Carlton is hit hard, against 52.9% of what left-handers make.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 113 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .309 average against Carlton and left-handers to .371.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 113 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Carlton's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
159 and 62 of them thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Carlton and left-handers 91.3.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.2% of the balls put in play against Carlton have gone to centre field.
32 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.4% of the contact against Carlton is on the ground and 29.8% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31.3% of the contact against Carlton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.5% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 243 with the bases empty.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Carlton lives in the strike zone: 49.7% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
330 pitches in 2023. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 78th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .374 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
62 of his breaking balls thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Carlton's stuff spins at 2,115 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
330 pitches in 2023. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 587th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Carlton is weak: 87.7 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
330 pitches in 2023. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 263rd in MLB.
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