One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .401 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.5% of the contact against Benoit with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.2% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 694 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Benoit projects a .317 average, 91st percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 61st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Benoit's sinker leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 78.3 off his changeup.
88 and 238 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.1% of the contact Benoit gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 98th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .291 average against Benoit and left-handers to .341.
428 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Benoit's stuff spins at 2,031 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 600th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.6% of the contact against Benoit is on the ground and 45% of it is in the air.
129 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Benoit is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Benoit averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 171st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Benoit have gone to centre field.
64 of 142 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.8% of the contact right-handers make against Benoit is hit hard, against 29.4% of what left-handers make.
428 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Benoit and left-handers 85.5.
63 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Benoit works off the plate, with only 43.2% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 433rd 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 .401 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.5% of the contact against Benoit with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.2% with the bases empty.
155 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 694 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Benoit projects a .317 average, 91st percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 61st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.1% of the contact Benoit gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 98th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Benoit is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 78th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 154th 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 Benoit's sinker leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 78.3 off his changeup.
88 and 238 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .291 average against Benoit and left-handers to .341.
428 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.8% of the contact right-handers make against Benoit is hit hard, against 29.4% of what left-handers make.
428 pitches to right-handed hitters, 421 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Benoit's stuff spins at 2,031 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 600th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.6% of the contact against Benoit is on the ground and 45% of it is in the air.
129 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Benoit have gone to centre field.
64 of 142 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Benoit and left-handers 85.5.
63 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Benoit averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
849 pitches in 2017. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 171st in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Benoit works off the plate, with only 43.2% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
849 pitches in 2017. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 433rd in MLB.
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