Both sides hit him about the same
37.9% of the contact right-handers make against Nelson is hit hard, against 23.1% of what left-handers make.
342 pitches to right-handed hitters, 275 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Nelson projects a .256 average, 97th percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 22nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Nelson and left-handers 78.4.
29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nelson is weak: 83.7 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 32nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Nelson's stuff spins at 2,833 rpm, 100th percentile in the league.
617 pitches in 2021. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 2nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
56.4% of the balls put in play against Nelson have gone to centre field.
31 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.9% of the contact Nelson gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 91st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .231 average against Nelson and left-handers to .284.
342 pitches to right-handed hitters, 275 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .277 expected average against them, against .225 on his fastballs.
415 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nelson's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 85.3 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
206 and 207 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
35.2% of the contact against Nelson is on the ground and 44.4% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Nelson works off the plate, with only 43.3% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 557th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.9% of the contact right-handers make against Nelson is hit hard, against 23.1% of what left-handers make.
342 pitches to right-handed hitters, 275 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .231 average against Nelson and left-handers to .284.
342 pitches to right-handed hitters, 275 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Nelson projects a .256 average, 97th percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 22nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nelson is weak: 83.7 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 32nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.9% of the contact Nelson gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 91st in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Nelson and left-handers 78.4.
29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
56.4% of the balls put in play against Nelson have gone to centre field.
31 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
35.2% of the contact against Nelson is on the ground and 44.4% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Nelson's stuff spins at 2,833 rpm, 100th percentile in the league.
617 pitches in 2021. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 2nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .277 expected average against them, against .225 on his fastballs.
415 of his breaking balls thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nelson's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 85.3 mph, against 82.1 off his slider.
206 and 207 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Nelson works off the plate, with only 43.3% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
617 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 557th in MLB.
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