One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
457 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hochevar's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
173 and 262 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Hochevar and left-handers to .413.
331 pitches to right-handed hitters, 252 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
32% of the contact against Hochevar with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% with the bases empty.
128 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 455 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hochevar projects a .383 average, 26th percentile.
583 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 510th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hochevar's stuff spins at 1,510 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
583 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hochevar has given up 6 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 423 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Hochevar have gone to centre field.
44 of 99 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.2% of the contact against Hochevar is on the ground and 42.6% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Hochevar and left-handers 90.2.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 36 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
457 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hochevar's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
173 and 262 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Hochevar and left-handers to .413.
331 pitches to right-handed hitters, 252 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
32% of the contact against Hochevar with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% with the bases empty.
128 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 455 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hochevar projects a .383 average, 26th percentile.
583 pitches in 2016. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 510th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hochevar's stuff spins at 1,510 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
583 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 566th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hochevar has given up 6 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 423 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Hochevar have gone to centre field.
44 of 99 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.2% of the contact against Hochevar is on the ground and 42.6% of it is in the air.
94 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Hochevar and left-handers 90.2.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 36 from left-handers.
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Career team 2007–2016