The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
20% of the contact against Samardzija is on the ground and 60% of it is in the air.
65 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .302 average against Samardzija and left-handers to .384.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .459 expected average against them, against .253 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Samardzija's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 77.1 off his slider.
56 and 71 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Samardzija's stuff spins at 2,510 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2020. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 71st in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Samardzija lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
298 pitches in 2020. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 104th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.8% of the contact Samardzija gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
298 pitches in 2020. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 196th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Samardzija and left-handers 90.3.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Samardzija averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 515th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.4% of the contact right-handers make against Samardzija is hit hard, against 35.7% of what left-handers make.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Samardzija projects a .337 average, 61st percentile.
298 pitches in 2020. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 256th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
20% of the contact against Samardzija is on the ground and 60% of it is in the air.
65 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Samardzija and left-handers 90.3.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .302 average against Samardzija and left-handers to .384.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.4% of the contact right-handers make against Samardzija is hit hard, against 35.7% of what left-handers make.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 152 to left-handed hitters.
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 .459 expected average against them, against .253 on his breaking balls.
54 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Samardzija's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 77.1 off his slider.
56 and 71 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Samardzija's stuff spins at 2,510 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2020. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 71st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Samardzija lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
298 pitches in 2020. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.8% of the contact Samardzija gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
298 pitches in 2020. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 196th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Samardzija projects a .337 average, 61st percentile.
298 pitches in 2020. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 256th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Samardzija averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2020. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 515th in MLB.
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