Both sides hit him about the same
40.8% of the contact right-handers make against Locke is hit hard, against 28% of what left-handers make.
422 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Locke, 15th percentile.
571 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 597th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .439 expected average against them, against .355 on his fastballs.
136 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.8% of the contact against Locke with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% with the bases empty.
147 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 424 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Locke's stuff spins at 1,802 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
571 pitches in 2017. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 692nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Locke projects a .395 average, 16th percentile.
571 pitches in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 589th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Locke and left-handers 86.3.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.7% of the contact against Locke is on the ground and 29.8% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Locke averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
571 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 580th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Locke works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
571 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 557th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Locke's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 88.5 off his sinker.
142 and 195 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Locke have gone to centre field.
51 of 109 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Locke has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 416 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Both sides hit him about the same
40.8% of the contact right-handers make against Locke is hit hard, against 28% of what left-handers make.
422 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Locke, 15th percentile.
571 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 597th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Locke projects a .395 average, 16th percentile.
571 pitches in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 589th 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 offspeed pitches: a .439 expected average against them, against .355 on his fastballs.
136 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.8% of the contact against Locke with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% with the bases empty.
147 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 424 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Locke's stuff spins at 1,802 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
571 pitches in 2017. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 692nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Locke and left-handers 86.3.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.7% of the contact against Locke is on the ground and 29.8% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Locke have gone to centre field.
51 of 109 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Locke has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 416 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Locke averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
571 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 580th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Locke works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
571 pitches in 2017. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 557th 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 Locke's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 88.5 off his sinker.
142 and 195 of them thrown.
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