He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .338 average against Luetge and left-handers to .422.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 102 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.9% of the contact Luetge gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 34th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.3% of the contact against Luetge with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.5% with the bases empty.
74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 212 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Luetge's cutter leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 81.6 off his sweeper.
139 and 101 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Luetge is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 90th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Luetge averages 81.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 762nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Luetge works off the plate, with only 37.4% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 749th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Luetge's stuff spins at 2,588 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 42nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Luetge projects a .371 average, 11th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 691st in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Luetge is hit hard, against 23.5% of what left-handers make.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 102 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.2% of the contact against Luetge is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.2% of the balls put in play against Luetge have gone to left field.
19 of 43 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Luetge and left-handers 86.8.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .338 average against Luetge and left-handers to .422.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 102 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Luetge is hit hard, against 23.5% of what left-handers make.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 102 to left-handed hitters.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.9% of the contact Luetge gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 34th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Luetge is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 90th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Luetge projects a .371 average, 11th percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 691st in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.3% of the contact against Luetge with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.5% with the bases empty.
74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 212 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Luetge's cutter leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 81.6 off his sweeper.
139 and 101 of them thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Luetge averages 81.2 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 762nd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Luetge works off the plate, with only 37.4% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
286 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 749th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Luetge's stuff spins at 2,588 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2023. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 42nd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.2% of the contact against Luetge is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.2% of the balls put in play against Luetge have gone to left field.
19 of 43 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Luetge and left-handers 86.8.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
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