Both sides hit him about the same
49.4% of the contact right-handers make against Wolf is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
515 pitches to right-handed hitters, 109 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wolf has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 464 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .476 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
301 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wolf projects a .421 average, 5th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 648th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .462 average against Wolf and left-handers to .219.
515 pitches to right-handed hitters, 109 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wolf's sinker leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
204 and 152 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Wolf gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 599th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wolf averages 82.7 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 655th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.5% of the contact against Wolf is on the ground and 24.8% of it is in the air.
101 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Wolf, 29th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 483rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wolf's stuff spins at 1,593 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 469th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Wolf and left-handers 88.2.
85 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wolf lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 101st in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
49.4% of the contact right-handers make against Wolf is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
515 pitches to right-handed hitters, 109 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .462 average against Wolf and left-handers to .219.
515 pitches to right-handed hitters, 109 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wolf has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 464 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.5% of the contact against Wolf is on the ground and 24.8% of it is in the air.
101 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Wolf and left-handers 88.2.
85 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .476 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
301 of his fastballs thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wolf projects a .421 average, 5th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 648th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Wolf gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 599th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Wolf, 29th percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 483rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wolf's sinker leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
204 and 152 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wolf averages 82.7 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 655th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wolf's stuff spins at 1,593 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
624 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 469th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wolf lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
624 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 101st in MLB.