He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .384 average against Luciano and left-handers to .285.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 302 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.8 mph off the bat against Luciano and left-handers 93.2.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 43 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Luciano works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 692nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .358 expected average against them, against .292 on his offspeed pitches.
351 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Luciano projects a .341 average, 77th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 177th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Luciano gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 553rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.7% of the balls put in play against Luciano have gone to centre field.
49 of 105 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41% of the contact against Luciano with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.9% with the bases empty.
200 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 435 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Luciano, 30th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 524th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Luciano averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
635 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 227th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.1% of the contact right-handers make against Luciano is hit hard, against 46.5% of what left-handers make.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 302 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Luciano's stuff spins at 2,157 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
635 pitches in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 518th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.4% of the contact against Luciano is on the ground and 34.3% of it is in the air.
99 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Luciano has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 384 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .384 average against Luciano and left-handers to .285.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 302 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.1% of the contact right-handers make against Luciano is hit hard, against 46.5% of what left-handers make.
333 pitches to right-handed hitters, 302 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.8 mph off the bat against Luciano and left-handers 93.2.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 43 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.7% of the balls put in play against Luciano have gone to centre field.
49 of 105 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.4% of the contact against Luciano is on the ground and 34.3% of it is in the air.
99 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Luciano has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 384 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He cannot find the zone often enough
Luciano works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 692nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .358 expected average against them, against .292 on his offspeed pitches.
351 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Luciano projects a .341 average, 77th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 177th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Luciano gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 553rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Luciano, 30th percentile.
635 pitches in 2019. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 524th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41% of the contact against Luciano with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.9% with the bases empty.
200 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 435 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Luciano averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
635 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 227th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Luciano's stuff spins at 2,157 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
635 pitches in 2019. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 518th in MLB.
Blue Jays
Career team 2019