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Matt Harrison

Rangers Career team 2008–2015
Number #54
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 40
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Durham, NC
Born Sep 16, 1985

Key Insights

2015
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Harrison has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 414 feet.

3 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

44.2% of the contact Harrison gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.

271 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 548th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Harrison averages 83.4 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.

271 pitches in 2015. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 641st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Harrison's sinker leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 85.9 off his changeup.

184 and 48 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

44.2% of the contact against Harrison is on the ground and 28.8% of it is in the air.

52 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Harrison's stuff spins at 1,926 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.

271 pitches in 2015. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 125th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

Pitch
Outcome
Batter
Situation
Single
Double
Triple
Home Run
Out
Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 16, 1985
Birth Place Durham, NC
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left