The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.5% of the contact against Richards is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Richards's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.9 mph, against 86.9 off his changeup.
178 and 248 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Richards and left-handers to .294.
416 pitches to right-handed hitters, 299 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .383 expected average against them, against .292 on his offspeed pitches.
181 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.1% of the contact right-handers make against Richards is hit hard, against 34.4% of what left-handers make.
416 pitches to right-handed hitters, 299 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Richards, 29th percentile.
715 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 549th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Richards has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 424 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Richards works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
715 pitches in 2022. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 584th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.9% of the balls put in play against Richards have gone to centre field.
61 of 133 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Richards projects a .332 average, 35th percentile.
715 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 501st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Richards averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
715 pitches in 2022. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 252nd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.5% of the contact against Richards is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Richards has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 424 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.9% of the balls put in play against Richards have gone to centre field.
61 of 133 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Richards's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.9 mph, against 86.9 off his changeup.
178 and 248 of them thrown.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Richards and left-handers to .294.
416 pitches to right-handed hitters, 299 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.1% of the contact right-handers make against Richards is hit hard, against 34.4% of what left-handers make.
416 pitches to right-handed hitters, 299 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .383 expected average against them, against .292 on his offspeed pitches.
181 of his fastballs thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Richards, 29th percentile.
715 pitches in 2022. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 549th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Richards projects a .332 average, 35th percentile.
715 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 501st in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Richards works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
715 pitches in 2022. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 584th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Richards averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
715 pitches in 2022. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 252nd in MLB.
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