The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Uehara projects a .426 average, 7th percentile.
676 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 656th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .482 expected average against them, against .395 on his fastballs.
217 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Uehara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 84.3 off his splitter.
424 and 217 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Uehara lives in the strike zone: 51.5% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
676 pitches in 2017. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 18th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26.3% of the contact against Uehara is on the ground and 45.5% of it is in the air.
99 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Uehara averages 84.3 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
676 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 655th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Uehara has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 476 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .415 average against Uehara and left-handers to .442.
387 pitches to right-handed hitters, 289 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Uehara's stuff spins at 2,149 rpm, 36th percentile in the league.
676 pitches in 2017. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 452nd in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Uehara projects a .426 average, 7th percentile.
676 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 656th in MLB.
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 offspeed pitches: a .482 expected average against them, against .395 on his fastballs.
217 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Uehara's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 84.3 off his splitter.
424 and 217 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Uehara lives in the strike zone: 51.5% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
676 pitches in 2017. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 18th 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
26.3% of the contact against Uehara is on the ground and 45.5% of it is in the air.
99 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Uehara has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 476 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Uehara averages 84.3 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
676 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 655th 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 .415 average against Uehara and left-handers to .442.
387 pitches to right-handed hitters, 289 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Uehara's stuff spins at 2,149 rpm, 36th percentile in the league.
676 pitches in 2017. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 452nd in MLB.
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Career team 2013–2016