He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .256 average against Kennedy and left-handers to .496.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.1% of the contact Kennedy gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 739th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kennedy has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .361 expected average against them, against .262 on his offspeed pitches.
205 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kennedy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 76.5 off his splitter.
191 and 105 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Kennedy, 13th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 674th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Kennedy's stuff spins at 1,881 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
314 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 750th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Kennedy works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 659th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
48.3% of the contact right-handers make against Kennedy is hit hard, against 56.3% of what left-handers make.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.9% of the balls put in play against Kennedy have gone to right field.
22 of 45 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
55.6% of the contact against Kennedy with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
78 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 236 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.4% of the contact against Kennedy is on the ground and 45.5% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kennedy projects a .341 average, 36th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 499th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .256 average against Kennedy and left-handers to .496.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
48.3% of the contact right-handers make against Kennedy is hit hard, against 56.3% of what left-handers make.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.1% of the contact Kennedy gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 739th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Kennedy, 13th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 674th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kennedy projects a .341 average, 36th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 499th in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kennedy has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.9% of the balls put in play against Kennedy have gone to right field.
22 of 45 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.4% of the contact against Kennedy is on the ground and 45.5% of it is in the air.
44 tracked 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 .361 expected average against them, against .262 on his offspeed pitches.
205 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kennedy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 76.5 off his splitter.
191 and 105 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Kennedy's stuff spins at 1,881 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
314 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 750th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Kennedy works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
314 pitches in 2023. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 659th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
55.6% of the contact against Kennedy with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
78 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 236 with the bases empty.
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