The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
67.7% of the contact against Choate is on the ground and 16.1% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Choate's sinker leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.
231 and 146 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Choate with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.2% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 270 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .343 expected average against them, against .252 on his breaking balls.
234 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Choate projects a .324 average, 86th percentile.
406 pitches in 2015. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 97th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Choate and left-handers 85.7.
12 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 52 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Choate averages 79.9 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
406 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 675th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Choate is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
406 pitches in 2015. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 117th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Choate's stuff spins at 1,399 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
406 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 603rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.8% of the contact Choate gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
406 pitches in 2015. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 190th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Choate have gone to centre field.
35 of 81 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
67.7% of the contact against Choate is on the ground and 16.1% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Choate and left-handers 85.7.
12 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 52 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Choate have gone to centre field.
35 of 81 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Choate's sinker leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.
231 and 146 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Choate with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.2% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 270 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .343 expected average against them, against .252 on his breaking balls.
234 of his fastballs thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Choate projects a .324 average, 86th percentile.
406 pitches in 2015. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 97th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Choate is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
406 pitches in 2015. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 117th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.8% of the contact Choate gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
406 pitches in 2015. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 190th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Choate averages 79.9 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
406 pitches in 2015. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 675th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Choate's stuff spins at 1,399 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
406 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 603rd in MLB.
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