He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .429 average against Wendelken and left-handers to .296.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wendelken projects a .377 average, 8th percentile.
488 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 716th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.5% of the contact right-handers make against Wendelken is hit hard, against 24.2% of what left-handers make.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Wendelken and left-handers 84.1.
52 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wendelken's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 83.8 off his changeup.
66 and 79 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .408 expected average against them, against .311 on his offspeed pitches.
115 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.9% of the contact Wendelken gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
488 pitches in 2022. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 126th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against Wendelken with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.8% with the bases empty.
93 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Wendelken have gone to centre field.
43 of 86 located batted balls allowed.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wendelken averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
488 pitches in 2022. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 158th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wendelken's stuff spins at 2,335 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
488 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 218th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.8% of the contact against Wendelken is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
83 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wendelken lives in the strike zone: 46.1% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
488 pitches in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 280th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wendelken has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 452 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .429 average against Wendelken and left-handers to .296.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.5% of the contact right-handers make against Wendelken is hit hard, against 24.2% of what left-handers make.
314 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wendelken projects a .377 average, 8th percentile.
488 pitches in 2022. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 716th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.9% of the contact Wendelken gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
488 pitches in 2022. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 126th in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Wendelken and left-handers 84.1.
52 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Wendelken have gone to centre field.
43 of 86 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.8% of the contact against Wendelken is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
83 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wendelken has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 452 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wendelken's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 83.8 off his changeup.
66 and 79 of them thrown.
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 breaking balls: a .408 expected average against them, against .311 on his offspeed pitches.
115 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against Wendelken with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.8% with the bases empty.
93 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wendelken averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
488 pitches in 2022. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 158th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wendelken's stuff spins at 2,335 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
488 pitches in 2022. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 218th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wendelken lives in the strike zone: 46.1% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
488 pitches in 2022. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 280th in MLB.
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