One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .460 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
292 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
13% of the contact against Gonzalez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% with the bases empty.
171 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 449 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .397 average against Gonzalez and left-handers to .321.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gonzalez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 81.5 off his changeup.
206 and 202 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gonzalez has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gonzalez works off the plate, with only 34.5% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 637th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gonzalez is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 159th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gonzalez averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
620 pitches in 2020. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 582nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Gonzalez is hit hard, against 26.9% of what left-handers make.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Gonzalez is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gonzalez projects a .376 average, 27th percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 480th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gonzalez's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
620 pitches in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 515th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Gonzalez gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 186th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.2% of the balls put in play against Gonzalez have gone to centre field.
40 of 97 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .460 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
292 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
13% of the contact against Gonzalez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% with the bases empty.
171 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 449 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .397 average against Gonzalez and left-handers to .321.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Gonzalez is hit hard, against 26.9% of what left-handers make.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 188 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gonzalez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 81.5 off his changeup.
206 and 202 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gonzalez has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Gonzalez is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.2% of the balls put in play against Gonzalez have gone to centre field.
40 of 97 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gonzalez works off the plate, with only 34.5% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 637th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gonzalez is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 159th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gonzalez projects a .376 average, 27th percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 480th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Gonzalez gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
620 pitches in 2020. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 186th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gonzalez averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
620 pitches in 2020. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 582nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gonzalez's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
620 pitches in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 515th in MLB.
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