There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Melancon's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
266 and 556 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.1% of the contact against Melancon is on the ground and 29.9% of it is in the air.
184 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Melancon has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 429 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Melancon, 31st percentile.
886 pitches in 2022. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 535th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Melancon's stuff spins at 2,355 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
886 pitches in 2022. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 189th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Melancon projects a .336 average, 32nd percentile.
886 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 527th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .326 average against Melancon and left-handers to .350.
448 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.3% of the balls put in play against Melancon have gone to centre field.
86 of 190 located batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Melancon lives in the strike zone: 46.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
886 pitches in 2022. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 246th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Melancon averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
886 pitches in 2022. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 522nd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Melancon's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 87.2 off his cutter.
266 and 556 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.1% of the contact against Melancon is on the ground and 29.9% of it is in the air.
184 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Melancon has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 429 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2022.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.3% of the balls put in play against Melancon have gone to centre field.
86 of 190 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Melancon, 31st percentile.
886 pitches in 2022. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 535th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Melancon projects a .336 average, 32nd percentile.
886 pitches in 2022. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 527th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Melancon's stuff spins at 2,355 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
886 pitches in 2022. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 189th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .326 average against Melancon and left-handers to .350.
448 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Melancon lives in the strike zone: 46.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
886 pitches in 2022. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 246th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Melancon averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
886 pitches in 2022. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 522nd in MLB.
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