One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .264 on his fastballs.
174 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.5 mph off the bat against Neshek and left-handers 91.2.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Neshek averages 84.2 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 701st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.9% of the contact Neshek gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 178th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Neshek is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 186th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Neshek lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 134th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Neshek's sinker leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
104 and 174 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Neshek projects a .349 average, 70th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 230th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46% of the contact against Neshek is on the ground and 39.7% of it is in the air.
63 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Neshek's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 487th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Neshek has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 410 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .264 on his fastballs.
174 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.5 mph off the bat against Neshek and left-handers 91.2.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46% of the contact against Neshek is on the ground and 39.7% of it is in the air.
63 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Neshek has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 410 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Neshek averages 84.2 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 701st in MLB.
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 Neshek gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 178th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Neshek is weak: 87.9 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 186th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Neshek projects a .349 average, 70th percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 230th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Neshek lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
283 pitches in 2019. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 134th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Neshek's sinker leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
104 and 174 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Neshek's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 487th in MLB.
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