He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .381 average against Krol and left-handers to .253.
245 pitches to right-handed hitters, 104 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .406 expected average against them, against .219 on his fastballs.
175 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
63.2% of the contact against Krol with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 19.5% with the bases empty.
112 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 237 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Krol's slider leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 74.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
135 and 64 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Krol is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
349 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 112th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Krol gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
349 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 141st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.3% of the contact against Krol is on the ground and 31.7% of it is in the air.
60 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.6 mph off the bat against Krol and left-handers 88.1.
40 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Krol works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
349 pitches in 2021. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 585th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Krol's stuff spins at 2,321 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
349 pitches in 2021. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 268th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Krol averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
349 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 504th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Krol have gone to centre field.
25 of 60 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .381 average against Krol and left-handers to .253.
245 pitches to right-handed hitters, 104 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .406 expected average against them, against .219 on his fastballs.
175 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
63.2% of the contact against Krol with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 19.5% with the bases empty.
112 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 237 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Krol's slider leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 74.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
135 and 64 of them thrown.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Krol is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
349 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 112th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Krol gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
349 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 141st in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.3% of the contact against Krol is on the ground and 31.7% of it is in the air.
60 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.6 mph off the bat against Krol and left-handers 88.1.
40 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Krol have gone to centre field.
25 of 60 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Krol works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
349 pitches in 2021. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 585th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Krol's stuff spins at 2,321 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
349 pitches in 2021. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 268th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Krol averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
349 pitches in 2021. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 504th in MLB.
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