Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Ortega is hit hard, against 41.7% of what left-handers make.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ortega projects a .233 average, 99th percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 11th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .322 expected average against them, against .190 on his breaking balls.
95 of his fastballs thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .143 average against Ortega and left-handers to .293.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ortega's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.
47 and 84 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.5% of the contact against Ortega is on the ground and 52.5% of it is in the air.
40 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.2% of the balls put in play against Ortega have gone to centre field.
21 of 41 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35% of the contact Ortega gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 191st in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Ortega and left-handers 88.7.
16 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ortega lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 198th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ortega is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 218th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ortega's stuff spins at 2,365 rpm, 74th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 203rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ortega averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2023. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 491st in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Ortega is hit hard, against 41.7% of what left-handers make.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .143 average against Ortega and left-handers to .293.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 124 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ortega projects a .233 average, 99th percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 11th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35% of the contact Ortega gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 191st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ortega is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 218th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .322 expected average against them, against .190 on his breaking balls.
95 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ortega's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.
47 and 84 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.5% of the contact against Ortega is on the ground and 52.5% of it is in the air.
40 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.2% of the balls put in play against Ortega have gone to centre field.
21 of 41 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Ortega and left-handers 88.7.
16 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ortega lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
240 pitches in 2023. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 198th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ortega's stuff spins at 2,365 rpm, 74th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2023. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 203rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ortega averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2023. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 491st in MLB.
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