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Justin Masterson

Red Sox Career team 2008–2015
Number #63
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 41
Height 6' 6"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place Kingston, Jamaica
Born Mar 22, 1985

Key Insights

2015
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

53.6% of the contact against Masterson is on the ground and 20.5% of it is in the air.

166 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Masterson's sinker leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 82.7 off his changeup.

381 and 44 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Masterson averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.

1010 pitches in 2015. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 607th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Masterson projects a .336 average, 73rd percentile.

1010 pitches in 2015. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 183rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Masterson's stuff spins at 1,500 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.

1010 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 550th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

47.6% of the balls put in play against Masterson have gone to centre field.

89 of 187 located batted balls allowed.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 22, 1985
Birth Place Kingston, Jamaica
Height 6' 6"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft San Diego State