One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .469 expected average against them, against .247 on his offspeed pitches.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Papelbon, 6th percentile.
570 pitches in 2016. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 648th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.5% of the contact against Papelbon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.6% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 426 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.1% of the contact right-handers make against Papelbon is hit hard, against 49.1% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 313 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Papelbon has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 396 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Papelbon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 88.6 off his splitter.
344 and 95 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Papelbon gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
570 pitches in 2016. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 542nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.1% of the contact against Papelbon is on the ground and 30.9% of it is in the air.
97 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Papelbon and left-handers 92.8.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Papelbon have gone to centre field.
46 of 107 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Papelbon averages 87.5 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
570 pitches in 2016. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 426th 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 .469 expected average against them, against .247 on his offspeed pitches.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Papelbon, 6th percentile.
570 pitches in 2016. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 648th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Papelbon gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
570 pitches in 2016. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 542nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.5% of the contact against Papelbon with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.6% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 426 with the bases empty.
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Both sides hit him about the same
39.1% of the contact right-handers make against Papelbon is hit hard, against 49.1% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 313 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Papelbon has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 396 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.1% of the contact against Papelbon is on the ground and 30.9% of it is in the air.
97 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Papelbon and left-handers 92.8.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Papelbon have gone to centre field.
46 of 107 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Papelbon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 88.6 off his splitter.
344 and 95 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
Papelbon averages 87.5 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
570 pitches in 2016. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 426th in MLB.
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Career team 2005–2011