The home runs are what is undoing his season
Covey has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 464 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Covey's sinker leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 82.0 off his slider.
303 and 159 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
52.9% of the contact against Covey is on the ground and 22.5% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .370 expected average against them, against .285 on his breaking balls.
501 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Covey is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
735 pitches in 2023. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 177th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Covey averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
735 pitches in 2023. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 113th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .369 average against Covey and left-handers to .329.
406 pitches to right-handed hitters, 329 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Covey projects a .349 average, 26th percentile.
735 pitches in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 570th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Covey have gone to centre field.
71 of 142 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Covey's stuff spins at 2,102 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
735 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 605th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Covey works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
735 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 604th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.6% of the contact right-handers make against Covey is hit hard, against 35.7% of what left-handers make.
406 pitches to right-handed hitters, 329 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Covey has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 464 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
52.9% of the contact against Covey is on the ground and 22.5% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Covey have gone to centre field.
71 of 142 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 Covey's sinker leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 82.0 off his slider.
303 and 159 of them thrown.
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 .370 expected average against them, against .285 on his breaking balls.
501 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Covey is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
735 pitches in 2023. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 177th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Covey projects a .349 average, 26th percentile.
735 pitches in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 570th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Covey averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
735 pitches in 2023. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 113th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .369 average against Covey and left-handers to .329.
406 pitches to right-handed hitters, 329 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.6% of the contact right-handers make against Covey is hit hard, against 35.7% of what left-handers make.
406 pitches to right-handed hitters, 329 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Covey's stuff spins at 2,102 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
735 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 605th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Covey works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
735 pitches in 2023. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 604th in MLB.
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