There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Syndergaard's slider leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 84.2 off his curveball.
95 and 198 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .376 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
316 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Syndergaard projects a .356 average, 19th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 626th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Syndergaard lives in the strike zone: 50.7% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 46th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Syndergaard and left-handers to .380.
707 pitches to right-handed hitters, 701 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Syndergaard's stuff spins at 2,028 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 682nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Syndergaard gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 514th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.2% of the contact against Syndergaard with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% with the bases empty.
251 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1157 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Syndergaard averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 480th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Syndergaard's slider leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 84.2 off his curveball.
95 and 198 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .376 expected average against them, against .299 on his breaking balls.
316 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Syndergaard projects a .356 average, 19th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 626th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.2% of the contact Syndergaard gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 514th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Syndergaard lives in the strike zone: 50.7% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
1408 pitches in 2023. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 46th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Syndergaard and left-handers to .380.
707 pitches to right-handed hitters, 701 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Syndergaard's stuff spins at 2,028 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 682nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.2% of the contact against Syndergaard with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.4% with the bases empty.
251 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1157 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Syndergaard averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
1408 pitches in 2023. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 480th in MLB.
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Career team 2015 to 2021