One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .324 expected average against them, against .205 on his breaking balls.
99 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Biddle projects a .283 average, 92nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 64th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.2% of the contact against Biddle is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
29 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Biddle gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 73rd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Biddle's stuff spins at 2,622 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 23rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Biddle's curveball leaves the bat at 88.0 mph, against 82.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
56 and 85 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Biddle is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 143rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Biddle have gone to centre field.
15 of 30 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Biddle averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Biddle works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 622nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .324 expected average against them, against .205 on his breaking balls.
99 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Biddle projects a .283 average, 92nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 64th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Biddle gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 73rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Biddle is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 143rd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.2% of the contact against Biddle is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
29 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Biddle have gone to centre field.
15 of 30 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Biddle's stuff spins at 2,622 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 23rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Biddle's curveball leaves the bat at 88.0 mph, against 82.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
56 and 85 of them thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Biddle averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
186 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Biddle works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
186 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 622nd in MLB.
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