Both sides hit him about the same
48.3% of the contact right-handers make against Germen is hit hard, against 32.1% of what left-handers make.
395 pitches to right-handed hitters, 344 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .430 expected average against them, against .187 on his breaking balls.
440 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Germen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
405 and 51 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .352 average against Germen and left-handers to .416.
395 pitches to right-handed hitters, 344 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Germen and left-handers 85.9.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 54 from left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Germen projects a .384 average, 26th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 514th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Germen has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 465 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Germen lives in the strike zone: 66.7% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 57th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Germen averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
739 pitches in 2016. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 159th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Germen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.1% with the bases empty.
173 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 566 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40% of the contact against Germen is on the ground and 28.2% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Germen is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 237th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
48.3% of the contact right-handers make against Germen is hit hard, against 32.1% of what left-handers make.
395 pitches to right-handed hitters, 344 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .352 average against Germen and left-handers to .416.
395 pitches to right-handed hitters, 344 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 .430 expected average against them, against .187 on his breaking balls.
440 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Germen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
405 and 51 of them thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Germen and left-handers 85.9.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 54 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Germen has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 465 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40% of the contact against Germen is on the ground and 28.2% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Germen projects a .384 average, 26th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 514th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Germen is weak: 88.2 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 237th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Germen lives in the strike zone: 66.7% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
739 pitches in 2016. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 57th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Germen averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
739 pitches in 2016. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 159th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Germen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.1% with the bases empty.
173 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 566 with the bases empty.
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