There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Peavy's sinker leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
350 and 137 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .430 expected average against them, against .362 on his fastballs.
309 of his breaking balls thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.9% of the contact right-handers make against Peavy is hit hard, against 45.6% of what left-handers make.
1100 pitches to right-handed hitters, 926 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Peavy's stuff spins at 1,500 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 574th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Peavy averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Peavy lives in the strike zone: 71.4% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 55th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Peavy, 30th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 484th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Peavy have gone to centre field.
163 of 377 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Peavy gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Peavy projects a .375 average, 35th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 449th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Peavy has given up 18 tracked home runs, 9 of them to left field, the longest 442 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Peavy and left-handers 90.6.
185 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 147 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Peavy's sinker leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
350 and 137 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .430 expected average against them, against .362 on his fastballs.
309 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
38.9% of the contact right-handers make against Peavy is hit hard, against 45.6% of what left-handers make.
1100 pitches to right-handed hitters, 926 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Peavy's stuff spins at 1,500 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 574th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Peavy averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
2026 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Peavy lives in the strike zone: 71.4% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 55th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Peavy, 30th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 484th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Peavy gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Peavy projects a .375 average, 35th percentile.
2026 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 449th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Peavy have gone to centre field.
163 of 377 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Peavy has given up 18 tracked home runs, 9 of them to left field, the longest 442 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Peavy and left-handers 90.6.
185 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 147 from left-handers.
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