When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Leake, 13th percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 652nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leake's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 88.0 off his knuckle curve.
544 and 235 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47% of the contact Leake gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 639th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.2% of the contact against Leake is on the ground and 29.6% of it is in the air.
597 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Leake averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
2975 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 672nd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Leake lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 122nd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Leake's stuff spins at 2,115 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
2975 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 577th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .368 average against Leake and left-handers to .399.
1324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1651 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .364 on his breaking balls.
615 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leake has given up 41 tracked home runs, 15 of them to right field, the longest 471 feet.
41 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leake projects a .384 average, 32nd percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 508th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.2% of the contact right-handers make against Leake is hit hard, against 48.6% of what left-handers make.
1324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1651 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.8% of the balls put in play against Leake have gone to centre field.
286 of 668 located batted balls allowed.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Leake, 13th percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 652nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47% of the contact Leake gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 639th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leake projects a .384 average, 32nd percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 508th 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 Leake's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 88.0 off his knuckle curve.
544 and 235 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.2% of the contact against Leake is on the ground and 29.6% of it is in the air.
597 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leake has given up 41 tracked home runs, 15 of them to right field, the longest 471 feet.
41 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.8% of the balls put in play against Leake have gone to centre field.
286 of 668 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Leake averages 85.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
2975 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 672nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Leake lives in the strike zone: 47.3% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
2975 pitches in 2019. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 122nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Leake's stuff spins at 2,115 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
2975 pitches in 2019. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 577th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .368 average against Leake and left-handers to .399.
1324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1651 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.2% of the contact right-handers make against Leake is hit hard, against 48.6% of what left-handers make.
1324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1651 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 offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .364 on his breaking balls.
615 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Career team 2010–2015