The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brothers projects a .394 average, 7th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 747th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brothers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
654 and 341 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .427 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
654 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Brothers, 8th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 737th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brothers has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Brothers works off the plate, with only 38.9% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 764th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brothers averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 117th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45% of the contact Brothers gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 652nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Brothers with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% with the bases empty.
242 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 753 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Brothers's stuff spins at 2,101 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 599th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.3 mph off the bat against Brothers and left-handers 90.3.
73 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 47 from left-handers.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brothers projects a .394 average, 7th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 747th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Brothers, 8th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 737th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45% of the contact Brothers gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 652nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brothers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
654 and 341 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 .427 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
654 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brothers has given up 9 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
9 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.3 mph off the bat against Brothers and left-handers 90.3.
73 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 47 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Brothers works off the plate, with only 38.9% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
995 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 764th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brothers averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 117th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Brothers with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% with the bases empty.
242 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 753 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Brothers's stuff spins at 2,101 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
995 pitches in 2021. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 599th in MLB.
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