The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bush projects a .447 average, 2nd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 759th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bush has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.3% of the contact against Bush with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% with the bases empty.
65 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.6 off his curveball.
100 and 76 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bush's stuff spins at 2,437 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 132nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bush works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 610th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bush averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 581st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Bush, 33rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 522nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Bush and left-handers 88.4.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bush projects a .447 average, 2nd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 759th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Bush, 33rd percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 522nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bush has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Bush and left-handers 88.4.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.3% of the contact against Bush with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% with the bases empty.
65 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 129 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bush's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.6 off his curveball.
100 and 76 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bush's stuff spins at 2,437 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 132nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bush works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
194 pitches in 2023. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 610th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bush averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
194 pitches in 2023. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 581st in MLB.
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