Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20% of the contact against Thompson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.9% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thompson's sinker leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.1 off his slider.
61 and 73 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Thompson gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 85th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .284 average against Thompson and left-handers to .350.
160 pitches to right-handed hitters, 126 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
130 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thompson projects a .320 average, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 86th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Thompson's stuff spins at 1,999 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 652nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thompson is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.2% of the contact against Thompson is on the ground and 30.2% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Thompson works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 574th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Thompson and left-handers 85.5.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thompson averages 87.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 494th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.1% of the balls put in play against Thompson have gone to centre field.
22 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20% of the contact against Thompson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.9% with the bases empty.
84 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thompson's sinker leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.1 off his slider.
61 and 73 of them thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Thompson gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 85th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thompson projects a .320 average, 88th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 86th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thompson is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 109th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .284 average against Thompson and left-handers to .350.
160 pitches to right-handed hitters, 126 to left-handed hitters.
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 .352 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
130 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Thompson's stuff spins at 1,999 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 652nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.2% of the contact against Thompson is on the ground and 30.2% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Thompson and left-handers 85.5.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.1% of the balls put in play against Thompson have gone to centre field.
22 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Thompson works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
286 pitches in 2018. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 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
Thompson averages 87.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2018. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 494th in MLB.
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