Both sides hit him about the same
42.1% of the contact right-handers make against Wright Jr. is hit hard, against 21.1% of what left-handers make.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .383 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
98 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .365 average against Wright Jr. and left-handers to .228.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wright Jr.'s sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
72 and 98 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Wright Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
85 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 240 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Wright Jr. gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 213th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Wright Jr. is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wright Jr. is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 222nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.6% of the balls put in play against Wright Jr. have gone to centre field.
26 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wright Jr.'s stuff spins at 2,131 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 564th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Wright Jr. works off the plate, with only 43.4% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 555th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wright Jr. projects a .318 average, 65th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 286th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wright Jr. averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 498th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.4 mph off the bat against Wright Jr. and left-handers 87.8.
38 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42.1% of the contact right-handers make against Wright Jr. is hit hard, against 21.1% of what left-handers make.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .365 average against Wright Jr. and left-handers to .228.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 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 .383 expected average against them, against .279 on his fastballs.
98 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wright Jr.'s sinker leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
72 and 98 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Wright Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
85 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 240 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Wright Jr. gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 213th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wright Jr. is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 222nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Wright Jr. projects a .318 average, 65th percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 286th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Wright Jr. is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.6% of the balls put in play against Wright Jr. have gone to centre field.
26 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.4 mph off the bat against Wright Jr. and left-handers 87.8.
38 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wright Jr.'s stuff spins at 2,131 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 564th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Wright Jr. works off the plate, with only 43.4% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
325 pitches in 2021. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 555th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wright Jr. averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 498th in MLB.
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