There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.0 off his knuckle curve.
93 and 103 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Barnes, 10th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 694th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barnes projects a .368 average, 12th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 678th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Barnes's stuff spins at 1,893 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 732nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Barnes works off the plate, with only 40.1% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 716th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barnes averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 660th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Barnes and left-handers 92.6.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.5% of the contact right-handers make against Barnes is hit hard, against 39.1% of what left-handers make.
113 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .372 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Barnes gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 535th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Barnes is on the ground and 40% of it is in the air.
45 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.0 off his knuckle curve.
93 and 103 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Barnes, 10th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 694th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Barnes projects a .368 average, 12th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 678th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Barnes gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 535th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Barnes's stuff spins at 1,893 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 732nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Barnes works off the plate, with only 40.1% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
237 pitches in 2024. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 716th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barnes averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 660th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Barnes and left-handers 92.6.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Barnes is on the ground and 40% of it is in the air.
45 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.5% of the contact right-handers make against Barnes is hit hard, against 39.1% of what left-handers make.
113 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
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 fastballs: a .372 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
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