Both sides hit him about the same
52.6% of the contact right-handers make against Diekman is hit hard, against 26.3% of what left-handers make.
338 pitches to right-handed hitters, 289 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .382 average against Diekman and left-handers to .292.
338 pitches to right-handed hitters, 289 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Diekman and left-handers 80.7.
38 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Diekman's changeup leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.8 off his sinker.
61 and 86 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Diekman is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
627 pitches in 2024. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 121st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .393 expected average against them, against .325 on his fastballs.
61 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.4% of the contact against Diekman is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.4% of the balls put in play against Diekman have gone to centre field.
38 of 77 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Diekman's stuff spins at 2,382 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
627 pitches in 2024. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 210th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Diekman projects a .337 average, 35th percentile.
627 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 502nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Diekman averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
627 pitches in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 252nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
52.6% of the contact right-handers make against Diekman is hit hard, against 26.3% of what left-handers make.
338 pitches to right-handed hitters, 289 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .382 average against Diekman and left-handers to .292.
338 pitches to right-handed hitters, 289 to left-handed hitters.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Diekman and left-handers 80.7.
38 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.4% of the contact against Diekman is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.4% of the balls put in play against Diekman have gone to centre field.
38 of 77 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Diekman's changeup leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.8 off his sinker.
61 and 86 of them thrown.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Diekman is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
627 pitches in 2024. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 121st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Diekman projects a .337 average, 35th percentile.
627 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 502nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .393 expected average against them, against .325 on his fastballs.
61 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Diekman's stuff spins at 2,382 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
627 pitches in 2024. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 210th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Diekman averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
627 pitches in 2024. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 252nd in MLB.
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