Both sides hit him about the same
47.3% of the contact right-handers make against Yang is hit hard, against 34.9% of what left-handers make.
445 pitches to right-handed hitters, 232 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Yang projects a .362 average, 18th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 660th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Yang has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.4% of the contact against Yang with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.2% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 522 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yang averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 722nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yang's slider leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 86.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
145 and 298 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .379 average against Yang and left-handers to .332.
445 pitches to right-handed hitters, 232 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .392 expected average against them, against .340 on his breaking balls.
176 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.7% of the contact Yang gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 581st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Yang's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 596th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.5% of the contact against Yang is on the ground and 32.7% of it is in the air.
113 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.9% of the balls put in play against Yang have gone to centre field.
53 of 118 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
47.3% of the contact right-handers make against Yang is hit hard, against 34.9% of what left-handers make.
445 pitches to right-handed hitters, 232 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .379 average against Yang and left-handers to .332.
445 pitches to right-handed hitters, 232 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Yang projects a .362 average, 18th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 660th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.7% of the contact Yang gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
677 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 581st in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Yang has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.5% of the contact against Yang is on the ground and 32.7% of it is in the air.
113 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.9% of the balls put in play against Yang have gone to centre field.
53 of 118 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.4% of the contact against Yang with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.2% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 522 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yang averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 722nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yang's slider leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 86.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
145 and 298 of them thrown.
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 offspeed pitches: a .392 expected average against them, against .340 on his breaking balls.
176 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Yang's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 596th in MLB.
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