One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .187 on his breaking balls.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.2% of the contact Bush gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
328 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 711th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Bush and left-handers 83.4.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 82.7 off his curveball.
167 and 49 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bush projects a .297 average, 81st percentile.
328 pitches in 2024. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 145th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.2% of the contact against Bush with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.7% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bush works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
328 pitches in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 685th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bush averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
328 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 661st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
35.7% of the contact against Bush is on the ground and 44.6% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .187 on his breaking balls.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.2% of the contact Bush gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
328 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 711th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bush projects a .297 average, 81st percentile.
328 pitches in 2024. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 145th in MLB.
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 90.6 mph off the bat against Bush and left-handers 83.4.
41 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
35.7% of the contact against Bush is on the ground and 44.6% of it is in the air.
56 tracked 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 Bush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 82.7 off his curveball.
167 and 49 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.2% of the contact against Bush with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.7% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bush works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
328 pitches in 2024. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 685th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bush averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
328 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 661st in MLB.
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