He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .343 average against Parra and left-handers to .407.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 252 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Parra is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
84 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Parra with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.8% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 355 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Parra's slider leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 86.5 off his sinker.
163 and 55 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.6% of the balls put in play against Parra have gone to centre field.
48 of 93 located batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .409 expected average against them, against .355 on his fastballs.
163 of his breaking balls thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Parra, 31st percentile.
491 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 470th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Parra's stuff spins at 1,546 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 513th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Parra projects a .371 average, 32nd percentile.
491 pitches in 2015. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 464th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
38% of the contact right-handers make against Parra is hit hard, against 34.1% of what left-handers make.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 252 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Parra gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
491 pitches in 2015. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 245th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.9 mph off the bat against Parra and left-handers 89.6.
47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .343 average against Parra and left-handers to .407.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 252 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
38% of the contact right-handers make against Parra is hit hard, against 34.1% of what left-handers make.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 252 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Parra is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
84 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.6% of the balls put in play against Parra have gone to centre field.
48 of 93 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.9 mph off the bat against Parra and left-handers 89.6.
47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Parra with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.8% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 355 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Parra's slider leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 86.5 off his sinker.
163 and 55 of them thrown.
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 breaking balls: a .409 expected average against them, against .355 on his fastballs.
163 of his breaking balls thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Parra, 31st percentile.
491 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 470th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Parra projects a .371 average, 32nd percentile.
491 pitches in 2015. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 464th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Parra gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
491 pitches in 2015. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 245th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Parra's stuff spins at 1,546 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2015. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 513th in MLB.
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