The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59.8% of the contact against Affeldt is on the ground and 17.6% of it is in the air.
102 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
54.1% of the contact right-handers make against Affeldt is hit hard, against 35.6% of what left-handers make.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 255 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .408 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
373 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Affeldt, 7th percentile.
560 pitches in 2015. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 634th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.5 mph off the bat against Affeldt and left-handers 87.9.
61 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 43 from left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Affeldt gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
560 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 592nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Affeldt's sinker leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 87.6 off his curveball.
373 and 132 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Affeldt's stuff spins at 2,140 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2015. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 31st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Affeldt projects a .390 average, 17th percentile.
560 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 570th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Affeldt has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 435 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.8% of the balls put in play against Affeldt have gone to centre field.
62 of 122 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.3% of the contact against Affeldt with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.5% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 416 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Affeldt averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 505th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .403 average against Affeldt and left-handers to .373.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 255 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59.8% of the contact against Affeldt is on the ground and 17.6% of it is in the air.
102 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 94.5 mph off the bat against Affeldt and left-handers 87.9.
61 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 43 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Affeldt has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 435 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.8% of the balls put in play against Affeldt have gone to centre field.
62 of 122 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
54.1% of the contact right-handers make against Affeldt is hit hard, against 35.6% of what left-handers make.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 255 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .403 average against Affeldt and left-handers to .373.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 255 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .408 expected average against them, against .283 on his breaking balls.
373 of his fastballs thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Affeldt, 7th percentile.
560 pitches in 2015. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 634th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Affeldt gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
560 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 592nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Affeldt projects a .390 average, 17th percentile.
560 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 570th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Affeldt's sinker leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 87.6 off his curveball.
373 and 132 of them thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Affeldt's stuff spins at 2,140 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2015. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 31st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.3% of the contact against Affeldt with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.5% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 416 with the bases empty.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Affeldt averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 505th in MLB.
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