When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.1 mph off the bat against Walden, 3rd percentile.
285 pitches in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 640th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Walden's sinker leaves the bat at 101.5 mph, against 90.8 off his slider.
73 and 62 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.8% of the contact Walden gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
285 pitches in 2020. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 633rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Walden projects a .436 average, 7th percentile.
285 pitches in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 611th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Walden have gone to centre field.
26 of 52 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.2% of the contact against Walden is on the ground and 23.5% of it is in the air.
51 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .477 expected average against them, against .430 on his fastballs.
62 of his breaking balls thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Walden has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 431 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Walden with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 51.6% with the bases empty.
111 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 174 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Walden's stuff spins at 2,140 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2020. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 472nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .444 average against Walden and left-handers to .424.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 105 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Walden averages 89.8 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2020. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 232nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 95.0 mph off the bat against Walden and left-handers 93.0.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 22 from left-handers.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 94.1 mph off the bat against Walden, 3rd percentile.
285 pitches in 2020. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 640th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.8% of the contact Walden gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
285 pitches in 2020. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 633rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Walden projects a .436 average, 7th percentile.
285 pitches in 2020. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 611th 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 Walden's sinker leaves the bat at 101.5 mph, against 90.8 off his slider.
73 and 62 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Walden have gone to centre field.
26 of 52 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.2% of the contact against Walden is on the ground and 23.5% of it is in the air.
51 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Walden has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 431 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 95.0 mph off the bat against Walden and left-handers 93.0.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 22 from left-handers.
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 .477 expected average against them, against .430 on his fastballs.
62 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Walden with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 51.6% with the bases empty.
111 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 174 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Walden's stuff spins at 2,140 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2020. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 472nd 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 .444 average against Walden and left-handers to .424.
180 pitches to right-handed hitters, 105 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Walden averages 89.8 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
285 pitches in 2020. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 232nd in MLB.
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