One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .289 on his breaking balls.
114 of his fastballs thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.5% of the contact Grimm gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 41st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .304 average against Grimm and left-handers to .376.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 131 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Grimm's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 79.3 off his curveball.
114 and 58 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.9 mph off the bat against Grimm and left-handers 88.8.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Grimm is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 103rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Grimm works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 689th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Grimm averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 647th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
30% of the contact right-handers make against Grimm is hit hard, against 23.8% of what left-handers make.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 131 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42% of the contact against Grimm is on the ground and 32% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Grimm projects a .334 average, 35th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 505th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Grimm with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.6% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .289 on his breaking balls.
114 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.5% of the contact Grimm gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 41st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Grimm is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 103rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Grimm projects a .334 average, 35th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 505th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .304 average against Grimm and left-handers to .376.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 131 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
30% of the contact right-handers make against Grimm is hit hard, against 23.8% of what left-handers make.
146 pitches to right-handed hitters, 131 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Grimm's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 79.3 off his curveball.
114 and 58 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.9 mph off the bat against Grimm and left-handers 88.8.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42% of the contact against Grimm is on the ground and 32% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Grimm works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
277 pitches in 2022. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 689th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Grimm averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 647th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Grimm with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.6% with the bases empty.
75 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
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