The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
60.9% of the contact against Hughes is on the ground and 24.6% of it is in the air.
69 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
27% of the contact right-handers make against Hughes is hit hard, against 40.6% of what left-handers make.
249 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .404 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
59 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.8% of the contact against Hughes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
135 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 277 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hughes is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 57th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hughes's sinker leaves the bat at 86.0 mph, against 75.9 off his curveball.
212 and 109 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hughes works off the plate, with only 34.2% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 638th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hughes's stuff spins at 1,968 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
412 pitches in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 611th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hughes has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 435 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.5 mph off the bat against Hughes and left-handers 87.0.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Hughes gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 163rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hughes projects a .320 average, 75th percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 164th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.7% of the balls put in play against Hughes have gone to centre field.
35 of 69 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hughes averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
412 pitches in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 431st in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
60.9% of the contact against Hughes is on the ground and 24.6% of it is in the air.
69 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hughes has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 435 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.5 mph off the bat against Hughes and left-handers 87.0.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.7% of the balls put in play against Hughes have gone to centre field.
35 of 69 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
27% of the contact right-handers make against Hughes is hit hard, against 40.6% of what left-handers make.
249 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .404 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
59 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
23.8% of the contact against Hughes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
135 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 277 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hughes is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 57th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Hughes gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 163rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hughes projects a .320 average, 75th percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 164th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hughes's sinker leaves the bat at 86.0 mph, against 75.9 off his curveball.
212 and 109 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hughes works off the plate, with only 34.2% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
412 pitches in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 638th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hughes's stuff spins at 1,968 rpm, 7th percentile in the league.
412 pitches in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 611th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hughes averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
412 pitches in 2020. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 431st in MLB.
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