The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Drake projects a .257 average, 96th percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 24th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Drake is weak: 85.0 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 69th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Drake's stuff spins at 1,663 rpm, 0th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2020. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 655th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.4% of the contact against Drake is on the ground and 35.5% of it is in the air.
31 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Drake's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 86.7 mph, against 83.3 off his splitter.
82 and 86 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Drake lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 123rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Drake and left-handers 83.5.
15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .282 expected average against them, against .237 on his offspeed pitches.
82 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Drake averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2020. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 469th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.4% of the contact Drake gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 213th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Drake have gone to centre field.
14 of 32 located batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Drake projects a .257 average, 96th percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 24th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Drake is weak: 85.0 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 69th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.4% of the contact Drake gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 213th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Drake's stuff spins at 1,663 rpm, 0th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2020. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 655th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.4% of the contact against Drake is on the ground and 35.5% of it is in the air.
31 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Drake and left-handers 83.5.
15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Drake have gone to centre field.
14 of 32 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Drake's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 86.7 mph, against 83.3 off his splitter.
82 and 86 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Drake lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
171 pitches in 2020. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 123rd in MLB.
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 .282 expected average against them, against .237 on his offspeed pitches.
82 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Drake averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2020. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 469th in MLB.
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