Both sides hit him about the same
52.9% of the contact right-handers make against Thomas is hit hard, against 27.3% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.8% of the contact against Thomas is on the ground and 16.3% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .377 expected average against them, against .257 on his offspeed pitches.
253 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
62.5% of the contact against Thomas with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 317 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .372 average against Thomas and left-handers to .281.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
58.8% of the balls put in play against Thomas have gone to centre field.
30 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thomas's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
217 and 109 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Thomas and left-handers 86.0.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Thomas gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
407 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 512th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thomas averages 84.9 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
407 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 593rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thomas projects a .336 average, 74th percentile.
407 pitches in 2015. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 181st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Thomas's stuff spins at 1,870 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
407 pitches in 2015. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 167th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thomas is weak: 87.8 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
407 pitches in 2015. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 206th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
52.9% of the contact right-handers make against Thomas is hit hard, against 27.3% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .372 average against Thomas and left-handers to .281.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.8% of the contact against Thomas is on the ground and 16.3% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
58.8% of the balls put in play against Thomas have gone to centre field.
30 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Thomas and left-handers 86.0.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .377 expected average against them, against .257 on his offspeed pitches.
253 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
62.5% of the contact against Thomas with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 317 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thomas's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 84.3 off his changeup.
217 and 109 of them thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact Thomas gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
407 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 512th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thomas projects a .336 average, 74th percentile.
407 pitches in 2015. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 181st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thomas is weak: 87.8 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
407 pitches in 2015. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 206th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thomas averages 84.9 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
407 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 593rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Thomas's stuff spins at 1,870 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
407 pitches in 2015. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 167th in MLB.
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