The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.1% of the contact against Jeffress is on the ground and 21.1% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Jeffress with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 265 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .281 on his offspeed pitches.
85 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.6% of the contact Jeffress gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 535th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Jeffress's stuff spins at 1,943 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2020. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 620th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.9% of the balls put in play against Jeffress have gone to centre field.
29 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Jeffress, 25th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 491st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jeffress's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 88.4 off his splitter.
107 and 109 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jeffress projects a .325 average, 71st percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 191st in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.9% of the contact right-handers make against Jeffress is hit hard, against 47.2% of what left-handers make.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jeffress works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 416th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
56.1% of the contact against Jeffress is on the ground and 21.1% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.9% of the balls put in play against Jeffress have gone to centre field.
29 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Jeffress with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 265 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .281 on his offspeed pitches.
85 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.6% of the contact Jeffress gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 535th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Jeffress, 25th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 491st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Jeffress projects a .325 average, 71st percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 191st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Jeffress's stuff spins at 1,943 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2020. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 620th 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 Jeffress's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 88.4 off his splitter.
107 and 109 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42.9% of the contact right-handers make against Jeffress is hit hard, against 47.2% of what left-handers make.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 192 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Jeffress works off the plate, with only 42.4% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
340 pitches in 2020. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 416th in MLB.
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