Both sides hit him about the same
66.7% of the contact right-handers make against Hammer is hit hard, against 34.5% of what left-handers make.
221 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hammer has given up 3 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 399 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
66.7% of the contact against Hammer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.5% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Hammer, 6th percentile.
405 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 757th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.8% of the contact Hammer gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
405 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 755th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hammer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 89.7 off his slider.
240 and 151 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .351 average against Hammer and left-handers to .304.
221 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hammer's stuff spins at 2,409 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 136th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Hammer is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .347 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
249 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.3 mph off the bat against Hammer and left-handers 90.7.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Hammer have gone to centre field.
25 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
66.7% of the contact right-handers make against Hammer is hit hard, against 34.5% of what left-handers make.
221 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .351 average against Hammer and left-handers to .304.
221 pitches to right-handed hitters, 184 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hammer has given up 3 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 399 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Hammer is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.3 mph off the bat against Hammer and left-handers 90.7.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Hammer have gone to centre field.
25 of 59 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
66.7% of the contact against Hammer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.5% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Hammer, 6th percentile.
405 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 757th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.8% of the contact Hammer gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
405 pitches in 2021. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 755th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hammer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 89.7 off his slider.
240 and 151 of them thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hammer's stuff spins at 2,409 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 136th in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .347 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
249 of his fastballs thrown.
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