He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .332 average against Francis and left-handers to .432.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Francis's slider leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.
60 and 66 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .419 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.4% of the contact right-handers make against Francis is hit hard, against 45.2% of what left-handers make.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Francis is on the ground and 22.8% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Francis averages 80.1 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
400 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 674th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Francis projects a .381 average, 23rd percentile.
400 pitches in 2015. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 527th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Francis's stuff spins at 1,549 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
400 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 509th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Francis with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.7% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 318 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Francis have gone to centre field.
26 of 60 located batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Francis is weak: 88.3 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
400 pitches in 2015. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 270th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .332 average against Francis and left-handers to .432.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.4% of the contact right-handers make against Francis is hit hard, against 45.2% of what left-handers make.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 170 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Francis's slider leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 80.8 off his changeup.
60 and 66 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 fastballs: a .419 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Francis is on the ground and 22.8% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Francis have gone to centre field.
26 of 60 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Francis averages 80.1 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
400 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 674th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Francis projects a .381 average, 23rd percentile.
400 pitches in 2015. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 527th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Francis is weak: 88.3 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
400 pitches in 2015. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 270th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Francis's stuff spins at 1,549 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
400 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 509th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Francis with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.7% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 318 with the bases empty.
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