Both sides hit him about the same
52.2% of the contact right-handers make against Garcia is hit hard, against 32.3% of what left-handers make.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 371 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Garcia, 9th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 665th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 76.6 off his curveball.
442 and 68 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Garcia and left-handers 87.6.
119 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 40 from left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 632nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .372 average against Garcia and left-handers to .309.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 371 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.5% of the contact against Garcia is on the ground and 29.9% of it is in the air.
157 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Garcia averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 604th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .322 on his offspeed pitches.
922 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Garcia has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 445 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,310 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 235th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Garcia works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 498th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Garcia have gone to centre field.
78 of 178 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
52.2% of the contact right-handers make against Garcia is hit hard, against 32.3% of what left-handers make.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 371 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .372 average against Garcia and left-handers to .309.
1010 pitches to right-handed hitters, 371 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Garcia, 9th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 665th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 632nd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 76.6 off his curveball.
442 and 68 of them thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Garcia and left-handers 87.6.
119 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 40 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.5% of the contact against Garcia is on the ground and 29.9% of it is in the air.
157 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Garcia has given up 9 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 445 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Garcia have gone to centre field.
78 of 178 located batted balls allowed.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Garcia averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 604th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .322 on his offspeed pitches.
922 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,310 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
1381 pitches in 2018. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 235th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Garcia works off the plate, with only 43.6% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
1381 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 498th in MLB.
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