The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.4% of the contact against Nova is on the ground and 22.1% of it is in the air.
68 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
57.1% of the contact right-handers make against Nova is hit hard, against 31.7% of what left-handers make.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .437 average against Nova and left-handers to .310.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nova's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 77.4 off his changeup.
54 and 44 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.7 mph off the bat against Nova and left-handers 84.9.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 41 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
57.1% of the balls put in play against Nova have gone to centre field.
40 of 70 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42% of the contact Nova gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
284 pitches in 2020. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 468th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .375 expected average against them, against .341 on his breaking balls.
168 of his fastballs thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Nova works off the plate, with only 41.9% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
284 pitches in 2020. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 449th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Nova's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2020. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 442nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nova projects a .362 average, 37th percentile.
284 pitches in 2020. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 415th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nova has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 462 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.4% of the contact against Nova is on the ground and 22.1% of it is in the air.
68 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.7 mph off the bat against Nova and left-handers 84.9.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 41 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
57.1% of the balls put in play against Nova have gone to centre field.
40 of 70 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nova has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 462 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
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Both sides hit him about the same
57.1% of the contact right-handers make against Nova is hit hard, against 31.7% of what left-handers make.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .437 average against Nova and left-handers to .310.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nova's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 77.4 off his changeup.
54 and 44 of them thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
42% of the contact Nova gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
284 pitches in 2020. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 468th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nova projects a .362 average, 37th percentile.
284 pitches in 2020. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 415th 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 .375 expected average against them, against .341 on his breaking balls.
168 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Nova works off the plate, with only 41.9% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
284 pitches in 2020. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 449th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Nova's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2020. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 442nd in MLB.
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