Both sides hit him about the same
32.5% of the contact right-handers make against Shoemaker is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
586 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
450 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.0 mph off the bat against Shoemaker and left-handers 91.2.
114 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 98 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
269 and 261 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Shoemaker and left-handers to .384.
586 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Shoemaker's stuff spins at 1,837 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 786th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Shoemaker works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 638th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Shoemaker averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 608th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.2% of the contact against Shoemaker is on the ground and 34.8% of it is in the air.
210 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Shoemaker projects a .343 average, 34th percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37% of the contact against Shoemaker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.8% with the bases empty.
273 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 813 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46% of the balls put in play against Shoemaker have gone to centre field.
98 of 213 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
32.5% of the contact right-handers make against Shoemaker is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
586 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Shoemaker and left-handers to .384.
586 pitches to right-handed hitters, 500 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 .411 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
450 of his fastballs thrown.
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 85.0 mph off the bat against Shoemaker and left-handers 91.2.
114 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 98 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.2% of the contact against Shoemaker is on the ground and 34.8% of it is in the air.
210 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46% of the balls put in play against Shoemaker have gone to centre field.
98 of 213 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Shoemaker's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
269 and 261 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Shoemaker's stuff spins at 1,837 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 786th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Shoemaker works off the plate, with only 42.3% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 638th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Shoemaker averages 87.1 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
1086 pitches in 2021. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 608th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Shoemaker projects a .343 average, 34th percentile.
1086 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37% of the contact against Shoemaker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.8% with the bases empty.
273 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 813 with the bases empty.
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