One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .461 expected average against them, against .294 on his offspeed pitches.
212 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hendricks is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 65th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hendricks's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.3 off his changeup.
212 and 987 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hendricks averages 82.5 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 764th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.3% of the contact Hendricks gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 116th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.9% of the balls put in play against Hendricks have gone to centre field.
266 of 533 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hendricks's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 656th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hendricks projects a .313 average, 78th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 176th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.8% of the contact right-handers make against Hendricks is hit hard, against 31.6% of what left-handers make.
1329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1244 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .326 average against Hendricks and left-handers to .299.
1329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1244 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hendricks has given up 25 tracked home runs, 13 of them to left field, the longest 423 feet.
25 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .461 expected average against them, against .294 on his offspeed pitches.
212 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hendricks is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 65th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.3% of the contact Hendricks gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 116th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hendricks projects a .313 average, 78th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 176th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hendricks's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.3 off his changeup.
212 and 987 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
Hendricks averages 82.5 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 764th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.9% of the balls put in play against Hendricks have gone to centre field.
266 of 533 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hendricks has given up 25 tracked home runs, 13 of them to left field, the longest 423 feet.
25 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hendricks's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 656th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
36.8% of the contact right-handers make against Hendricks is hit hard, against 31.6% of what left-handers make.
1329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1244 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .326 average against Hendricks and left-handers to .299.
1329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1244 to left-handed hitters.
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