Both sides hit him about the same
55.6% of the contact right-handers make against O'Flaherty is hit hard, against 28% of what left-handers make.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .436 average against O'Flaherty and left-handers to .296.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.4 off his slider.
45 and 105 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against O'Flaherty is on the ground and 23.1% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact O'Flaherty gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 568th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against O'Flaherty and left-handers 84.5.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
O'Flaherty works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 614th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.8% of the balls put in play against O'Flaherty have gone to centre field.
30 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.7% of the contact against O'Flaherty with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.5% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 199 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .379 expected average against them, against .348 on his breaking balls.
191 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against O'Flaherty projects a .372 average, 37th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 446th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
O'Flaherty has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 420 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Both sides hit him about the same
55.6% of the contact right-handers make against O'Flaherty is hit hard, against 28% of what left-handers make.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .436 average against O'Flaherty and left-handers to .296.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off O'Flaherty's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.4 off his slider.
45 and 105 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against O'Flaherty is on the ground and 23.1% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against O'Flaherty and left-handers 84.5.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.8% of the balls put in play against O'Flaherty have gone to centre field.
30 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
O'Flaherty has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 420 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact O'Flaherty gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 568th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against O'Flaherty projects a .372 average, 37th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 446th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
O'Flaherty works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 13th percentile.
301 pitches in 2017. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 614th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.7% of the contact against O'Flaherty with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.5% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 199 with the bases empty.
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 .379 expected average against them, against .348 on his breaking balls.
191 of his fastballs thrown.
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Career team 2009–2017