The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cessa projects a .419 average, 3rd percentile.
463 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 749th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.4% of the contact against Cessa with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.1% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 334 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cessa's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 87.6 off his slider.
105 and 174 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Cessa, 10th percentile.
463 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 695th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.1% of the contact against Cessa is on the ground and 21.5% of it is in the air.
107 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Cessa gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
463 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 675th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cessa has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 448 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cessa averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
463 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 644th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .402 average against Cessa and left-handers to .440.
244 pitches to right-handed hitters, 219 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Cessa and left-handers 93.2.
58 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .452 expected average against them, against .407 on his breaking balls.
103 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Cessa's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
463 pitches in 2023. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 488th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cessa projects a .419 average, 3rd percentile.
463 pitches in 2023. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 749th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Cessa, 10th percentile.
463 pitches in 2023. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 695th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Cessa gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
463 pitches in 2023. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 675th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.4% of the contact against Cessa with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.1% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 334 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cessa's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 87.6 off his slider.
105 and 174 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.1% of the contact against Cessa is on the ground and 21.5% of it is in the air.
107 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cessa has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 448 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Cessa and left-handers 93.2.
58 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cessa averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
463 pitches in 2023. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 644th 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 .402 average against Cessa and left-handers to .440.
244 pitches to right-handed hitters, 219 to left-handed hitters.
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 .452 expected average against them, against .407 on his breaking balls.
103 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Cessa's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
463 pitches in 2023. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 488th in MLB.
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