Both sides hit him about the same
36.7% of the contact right-handers make against Motte is hit hard, against 22.5% of what left-handers make.
407 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Motte and left-handers 81.5.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31% of the contact Motte gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 96th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Motte's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.5 off his cutter.
126 and 341 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
24% of the contact against Motte with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 504 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Motte is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 129th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Motte works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.5% of the balls put in play against Motte have gone to centre field.
56 of 111 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Motte is on the ground and 30.9% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Motte projects a .343 average, 71st percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 205th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Motte averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
652 pitches in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 237th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Motte has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Both sides hit him about the same
36.7% of the contact right-handers make against Motte is hit hard, against 22.5% of what left-handers make.
407 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Motte and left-handers 81.5.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.5% of the balls put in play against Motte have gone to centre field.
56 of 111 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Motte is on the ground and 30.9% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Motte has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31% of the contact Motte gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 96th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Motte is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 129th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Motte projects a .343 average, 71st percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 205th 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 Motte's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.5 off his cutter.
126 and 341 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
24% of the contact against Motte with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 504 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Motte works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
652 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 603rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Motte averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
652 pitches in 2017. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 237th in MLB.
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