Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Gagnon is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .441 expected average against them, against .316 on his offspeed pitches.
54 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Gagnon and left-handers to .468.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gagnon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 83.0 off his changeup.
218 and 129 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.9 mph off the bat against Gagnon and left-handers 91.7.
42 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gagnon's stuff spins at 2,045 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
414 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 649th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gagnon projects a .384 average, 33rd percentile.
414 pitches in 2019. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 506th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gagnon lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
414 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 189th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gagnon averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
414 pitches in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 551st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gagnon is weak: 88.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
414 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 272nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Gagnon is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Gagnon and left-handers to .468.
247 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 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 .441 expected average against them, against .316 on his offspeed pitches.
54 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gagnon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 83.0 off his changeup.
218 and 129 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.9 mph off the bat against Gagnon and left-handers 91.7.
42 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gagnon's stuff spins at 2,045 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
414 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 649th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gagnon projects a .384 average, 33rd percentile.
414 pitches in 2019. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 506th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gagnon is weak: 88.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
414 pitches in 2019. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 272nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gagnon lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
414 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 189th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gagnon averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 27th percentile in the league.
414 pitches in 2019. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 551st in MLB.
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