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Phillips Valdez

Red Sox Career team 2020–2022
Number #71
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 34
Height 6' 2"
Weight 160 lbs
Birth Place San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Born Nov 16, 1991

Key Insights

2022
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

21.4% of the contact against Valdez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.

83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 204 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same

39.1% of the contact right-handers make against Valdez is hit hard, against 26.1% of what left-handers make.

165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

54.5% of the contact against Valdez is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.

44 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .350 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.

129 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Valdez projects a .283 average, 87th percentile.

287 pitches in 2022. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 104th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 32.6% of the contact Valdez gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.

287 pitches in 2022. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 109th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 16, 1991
Birth Place San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Height 6' 2"
Weight 160 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right