Both sides hit him about the same
52.4% of the contact right-handers make against Blevins is hit hard, against 28.6% of what left-handers make.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 273 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .474 expected average against them, against .250 on his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
58.8% of the contact against Blevins with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 416 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Blevins and left-handers 83.0.
42 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 35 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Blevins's changeup leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 80.5 off his curveball.
46 and 274 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Blevins projects a .408 average, 14th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 647th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Blevins averages 80.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
558 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 737th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Blevins has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 401 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Blevins is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 212th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Blevins works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 557th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .421 average against Blevins and left-handers to .391.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 273 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.9% of the contact against Blevins is on the ground and 39% of it is in the air.
77 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Blevins have gone to centre field.
37 of 86 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
52.4% of the contact right-handers make against Blevins is hit hard, against 28.6% of what left-handers make.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 273 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .421 average against Blevins and left-handers to .391.
285 pitches to right-handed hitters, 273 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 .474 expected average against them, against .250 on his breaking balls.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
58.8% of the contact against Blevins with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 416 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Blevins and left-handers 83.0.
42 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 35 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Blevins has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 401 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.9% of the contact against Blevins is on the ground and 39% of it is in the air.
77 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Blevins have gone to centre field.
37 of 86 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Blevins's changeup leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 80.5 off his curveball.
46 and 274 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Blevins projects a .408 average, 14th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 647th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Blevins is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 212th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Blevins averages 80.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
558 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 737th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Blevins works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
558 pitches in 2019. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 557th in MLB.
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