The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mayers has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 401 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mayers's sinker leaves the bat at 97.1 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
51 and 46 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.3% of the contact right-handers make against Mayers is hit hard, against 30.4% of what left-handers make.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 238 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Mayers and left-handers 85.6.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 46 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
170 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Mayers gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 230th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Mayers is on the ground and 34.4% of it is in the air.
90 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Mayers averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 546th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Mayers's stuff spins at 2,153 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 523rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mayers lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 254th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Mayers with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.6% with the bases empty.
77 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 378 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against Mayers have gone to centre field.
40 of 92 located batted balls allowed.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mayers has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 401 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Mayers and left-handers 85.6.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 46 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Mayers is on the ground and 34.4% of it is in the air.
90 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against Mayers have gone to centre field.
40 of 92 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mayers's sinker leaves the bat at 97.1 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
51 and 46 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
41.3% of the contact right-handers make against Mayers is hit hard, against 30.4% of what left-handers make.
217 pitches to right-handed hitters, 238 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 breaking balls: a .361 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
170 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Mayers gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 230th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Mayers averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 546th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Mayers's stuff spins at 2,153 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
455 pitches in 2023. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 523rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mayers lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
455 pitches in 2023. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 254th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Mayers with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.6% with the bases empty.
77 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 378 with the bases empty.
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