Both sides hit him about the same
30% of the contact right-handers make against Underwood Jr. is hit hard, against 48.6% of what left-handers make.
167 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .480 expected average against them, against .295 on his fastballs.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Underwood Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.5% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Underwood Jr. projects a .373 average, 10th percentile.
337 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 696th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .342 average against Underwood Jr. and left-handers to .408.
167 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Underwood Jr.'s stuff spins at 1,993 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
337 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 705th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.5% of the contact against Underwood Jr. is on the ground and 28.8% of it is in the air.
73 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Underwood Jr.'s changeup leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 86.3 off his curveball.
87 and 69 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Underwood Jr. has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 444 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.3% of the balls put in play against Underwood Jr. have gone to centre field.
34 of 75 located batted balls allowed.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Underwood Jr. averages 89.9 mph across his arsenal, 61st percentile in the league.
337 pitches in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 301st in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
30% of the contact right-handers make against Underwood Jr. is hit hard, against 48.6% of what left-handers make.
167 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .342 average against Underwood Jr. and left-handers to .408.
167 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 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 .480 expected average against them, against .295 on his fastballs.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Underwood Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.5% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 250 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Underwood Jr. projects a .373 average, 10th percentile.
337 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 696th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Underwood Jr.'s stuff spins at 1,993 rpm, 9th percentile in the league.
337 pitches in 2023. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 705th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.5% of the contact against Underwood Jr. is on the ground and 28.8% of it is in the air.
73 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Underwood Jr. has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 444 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.3% of the balls put in play against Underwood Jr. have gone to centre field.
34 of 75 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Underwood Jr.'s changeup leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 86.3 off his curveball.
87 and 69 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
Underwood Jr. averages 89.9 mph across his arsenal, 61st percentile in the league.
337 pitches in 2023. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 301st in MLB.
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Career team 2021–2023