One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .493 expected average against them, against .369 on his breaking balls.
509 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Grilli projects a .440 average, 5th percentile.
800 pitches in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 668th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .464 average against Grilli and left-handers to .388.
503 pitches to right-handed hitters, 297 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Grilli with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39% with the bases empty.
230 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 570 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.0 mph off the bat against Grilli and left-handers 90.4.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Grilli's stuff spins at 2,454 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
800 pitches in 2017. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 59th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Grilli's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.4 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.
485 and 269 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Grilli has given up 12 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 444 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.7% of the contact against Grilli is on the ground and 38.6% of it is in the air.
101 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.8% of the contact Grilli gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
800 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 275th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Grilli lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
800 pitches in 2017. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 252nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .493 expected average against them, against .369 on his breaking balls.
509 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Grilli projects a .440 average, 5th percentile.
800 pitches in 2017. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 668th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.8% of the contact Grilli gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
800 pitches in 2017. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 275th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .464 average against Grilli and left-handers to .388.
503 pitches to right-handed hitters, 297 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Grilli with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39% with the bases empty.
230 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 570 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.0 mph off the bat against Grilli and left-handers 90.4.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Grilli has given up 12 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 444 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.7% of the contact against Grilli is on the ground and 38.6% of it is in the air.
101 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Grilli's stuff spins at 2,454 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
800 pitches in 2017. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 59th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Grilli's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.4 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.
485 and 269 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Grilli lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
800 pitches in 2017. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 252nd in MLB.
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Career team 2011–2014