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Jason Hursh

Braves Career team 2016–2017
Number #56
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Dallas, TX
Born Oct 2, 1991

Key Insights

2017
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

66.7% of the contact against Hursh is on the ground and 9.1% of it is in the air.

33 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Hursh, 4th percentile.

173 pitches in 2017. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 676th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Hursh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 83.5 off his slider.

53 and 49 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

60% of the balls put in play against Hursh have gone to centre field.

21 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

42.4% of the contact Hursh gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.

173 pitches in 2017. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 570th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Hursh averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.

173 pitches in 2017. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 121st in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 2, 1991
Birth Place Dallas, TX
Height 6' 2"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Oklahoma State