One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .427 expected average against them, against .258 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Guduan projects a .383 average, 10th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 723rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Guduan lives in the strike zone: 49.6% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 79th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Guduan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.1% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Guduan, 29th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 569th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.2% of the contact against Guduan is on the ground and 29.1% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Guduan's slider leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 89.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
84 and 148 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Guduan averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 281st in MLB.
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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 .258 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Guduan projects a .383 average, 10th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 723rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Guduan, 29th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 569th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Guduan lives in the strike zone: 49.6% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
240 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 79th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Guduan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.1% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 159 with the bases empty.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.2% of the contact against Guduan is on the ground and 29.1% of it is in the air.
55 tracked 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 Guduan's slider leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 89.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
84 and 148 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Guduan averages 90.0 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
240 pitches in 2021. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 281st in MLB.
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Career team 2017–2019