He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Albers and left-handers to .392.
689 pitches to right-handed hitters, 316 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.7% of the contact against Albers is on the ground and 27.5% of it is in the air.
149 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Albers is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 145th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Albers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
102 and 466 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .396 expected average against them, against .323 on his fastballs.
333 of his breaking balls thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Albers works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 695th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Albers projects a .342 average, 76th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 184th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Albers's stuff spins at 2,095 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
1005 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 597th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.6% of the contact Albers gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 209th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45% of the balls put in play against Albers have gone to centre field.
76 of 169 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.7 mph off the bat against Albers and left-handers 89.1.
101 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 52 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Albers has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .317 average against Albers and left-handers to .392.
689 pitches to right-handed hitters, 316 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.7% of the contact against Albers is on the ground and 27.5% of it is in the air.
149 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45% of the balls put in play against Albers have gone to centre field.
76 of 169 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.7 mph off the bat against Albers and left-handers 89.1.
101 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 52 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Albers has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Albers is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 145th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Albers projects a .342 average, 76th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 184th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.6% of the contact Albers gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 209th 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 Albers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 85.8 off his sinker.
102 and 466 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 .396 expected average against them, against .323 on his fastballs.
333 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Albers works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 8th percentile.
1005 pitches in 2019. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 695th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Albers's stuff spins at 2,095 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
1005 pitches in 2019. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 597th in MLB.
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