Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Williams is hit hard, against 15% of what left-handers make.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.1% of the contact Williams gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
291 pitches in 2016. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 27th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .394 average against Williams and left-handers to .275.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Williams is weak: 85.0 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
291 pitches in 2016. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 33rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .374 expected average against them, against .283 on his offspeed pitches.
227 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Williams's sinker leaves the bat at 87.0 mph, against 81.7 off his changeup.
104 and 52 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Williams and left-handers 82.8.
39 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Williams's stuff spins at 1,524 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2016. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 551st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.7% of the contact against Williams is on the ground and 28.8% of it is in the air.
59 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.2% of the balls put in play against Williams have gone to centre field.
30 of 65 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Williams averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 451st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Williams projects a .354 average, 63rd percentile.
291 pitches in 2016. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 254th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williams has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 412 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
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Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Williams is hit hard, against 15% of what left-handers make.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .394 average against Williams and left-handers to .275.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.1% of the contact Williams gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
291 pitches in 2016. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 27th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Williams is weak: 85.0 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
291 pitches in 2016. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 33rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Williams projects a .354 average, 63rd percentile.
291 pitches in 2016. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 254th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .374 expected average against them, against .283 on his offspeed pitches.
227 of his fastballs 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 Williams's sinker leaves the bat at 87.0 mph, against 81.7 off his changeup.
104 and 52 of them thrown.
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 86.2 mph off the bat against Williams and left-handers 82.8.
39 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.7% of the contact against Williams is on the ground and 28.8% of it is in the air.
59 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.2% of the balls put in play against Williams have gone to centre field.
30 of 65 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williams has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 412 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Williams's stuff spins at 1,524 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2016. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 551st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Williams averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
291 pitches in 2016. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 451st in MLB.
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