Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thatcher is weak: 83.5 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
411 pitches in 2015. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 8th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 20.7% of the contact Thatcher gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
411 pitches in 2015. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 7th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thatcher's cutter leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 76.4 off his slider.
64 and 65 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thatcher averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
411 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 647th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Thatcher and left-handers to .363.
130 pitches to right-handed hitters, 281 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.9% of the contact against Thatcher is on the ground and 28.6% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .369 expected average against them, against .338 on his fastballs.
65 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.8 mph off the bat against Thatcher and left-handers 82.6.
25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thatcher projects a .343 average, 67th percentile.
411 pitches in 2015. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 227th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Thatcher is weak: 83.5 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
411 pitches in 2015. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 8th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 20.7% of the contact Thatcher gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
411 pitches in 2015. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 7th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thatcher projects a .343 average, 67th percentile.
411 pitches in 2015. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 227th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thatcher's cutter leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 76.4 off his slider.
64 and 65 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thatcher averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
411 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 647th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Thatcher and left-handers to .363.
130 pitches to right-handed hitters, 281 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.9% of the contact against Thatcher is on the ground and 28.6% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.8 mph off the bat against Thatcher and left-handers 82.6.
25 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .369 expected average against them, against .338 on his fastballs.
65 of his breaking balls thrown.
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