Too much of the contact against him is loud
57.5% of the contact Herrmann gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
280 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 684th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .480 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.
178 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Herrmann, 2nd percentile.
280 pitches in 2016. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 676th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Herrmann's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 88.3 off his curveball.
178 and 50 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Herrmann projects a .422 average, 8th percentile.
280 pitches in 2016. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 637th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Herrmann and left-handers 95.0.
25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Herrmann has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 440 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Herrmann's stuff spins at 1,850 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2016. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 190th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .432 average against Herrmann and left-handers to .407.
138 pitches to right-handed hitters, 142 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Herrmann averages 89.8 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2016. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 199th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30% of the contact against Herrmann is on the ground and 40% of it is in the air.
40 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
60% of the contact against Herrmann with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 56% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 197 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same
56% of the contact right-handers make against Herrmann is hit hard, against 60% of what left-handers make.
138 pitches to right-handed hitters, 142 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
57.5% of the contact Herrmann gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
280 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 684th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Herrmann, 2nd percentile.
280 pitches in 2016. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 676th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Herrmann projects a .422 average, 8th percentile.
280 pitches in 2016. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 637th in MLB.
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 .480 expected average against them, against .351 on his breaking balls.
178 of his fastballs 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 Herrmann's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.9 mph, against 88.3 off his curveball.
178 and 50 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 91.8 mph off the bat against Herrmann and left-handers 95.0.
25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Herrmann has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 440 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
30% of the contact against Herrmann is on the ground and 40% of it is in the air.
40 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Herrmann's stuff spins at 1,850 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2016. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 190th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .432 average against Herrmann and left-handers to .407.
138 pitches to right-handed hitters, 142 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
56% of the contact right-handers make against Herrmann is hit hard, against 60% of what left-handers make.
138 pitches to right-handed hitters, 142 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Herrmann averages 89.8 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2016. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 199th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
60% of the contact against Herrmann with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 56% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 197 with the bases empty.
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