One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.6 mph off the bat against Villarreal and left-handers 92.2.
82 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Villarreal's sinker leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.0 off his slider.
317 and 154 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .374 expected average against them, against .284 on his breaking balls.
410 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.1% of the contact right-handers make against Villarreal is hit hard, against 43.5% of what left-handers make.
474 pitches to right-handed hitters, 315 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.1% of the contact against Villarreal is on the ground and 28.5% of it is in the air.
144 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Villarreal's stuff spins at 1,454 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
789 pitches in 2015. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 579th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .336 average against Villarreal and left-handers to .375.
474 pitches to right-handed hitters, 315 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.5% of the contact against Villarreal with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.5% with the bases empty.
219 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 570 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Villarreal averages 89.5 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
789 pitches in 2015. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 227th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Villarreal has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.2% of the balls put in play against Villarreal have gone to centre field.
70 of 170 located batted balls allowed.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.6 mph off the bat against Villarreal and left-handers 92.2.
82 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.1% of the contact against Villarreal is on the ground and 28.5% of it is in the air.
144 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Villarreal has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.2% of the balls put in play against Villarreal have gone to centre field.
70 of 170 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Villarreal's sinker leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 83.0 off his slider.
317 and 154 of them thrown.
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 .374 expected average against them, against .284 on his breaking balls.
410 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
34.1% of the contact right-handers make against Villarreal is hit hard, against 43.5% of what left-handers make.
474 pitches to right-handed hitters, 315 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .336 average against Villarreal and left-handers to .375.
474 pitches to right-handed hitters, 315 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Villarreal's stuff spins at 1,454 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
789 pitches in 2015. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 579th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.5% of the contact against Villarreal with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.5% with the bases empty.
219 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 570 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Villarreal averages 89.5 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
789 pitches in 2015. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 227th in MLB.
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Career team 2012–2015