Both sides hit him about the same
41.6% of the contact right-handers make against Ryu is hit hard, against 18.2% of what left-handers make.
643 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ryu has given up 9 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 418 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ryu's sinker leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
115 and 189 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ryu averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 757th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ryu's stuff spins at 1,980 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 712th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Ryu and left-handers to .267.
643 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ryu projects a .310 average, 74th percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 199th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Ryu is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
166 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ryu is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 211th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .323 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
499 of his fastballs thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ryu gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 286th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.5 mph off the bat against Ryu and left-handers 85.7.
137 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
41.6% of the contact right-handers make against Ryu is hit hard, against 18.2% of what left-handers make.
643 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Ryu and left-handers to .267.
643 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ryu has given up 9 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 418 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Ryu is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
166 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.5 mph off the bat against Ryu and left-handers 85.7.
137 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ryu's sinker leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
115 and 189 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ryu averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 757th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ryu's stuff spins at 1,980 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
830 pitches in 2023. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 712th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ryu projects a .310 average, 74th percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 199th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ryu is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 211th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Ryu gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
830 pitches in 2023. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 286th 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 .323 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
499 of his fastballs thrown.
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