There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nolasco's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 85.8 off his knuckle curve.
898 and 287 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Nolasco, 10th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 633rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.6% of the contact Nolasco gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 597th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
48.1% of the contact right-handers make against Nolasco is hit hard, against 39.5% of what left-handers make.
1574 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1521 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Nolasco averages 85.1 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
3095 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 632nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Nolasco works off the plate, with only 39% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 633rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nolasco projects a .395 average, 16th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 590th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .413 expected average against them, against .358 on his offspeed pitches.
1497 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Nolasco's stuff spins at 2,064 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
3095 pitches in 2017. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 561st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .416 average against Nolasco and left-handers to .375.
1574 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1521 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.3% of the contact against Nolasco is on the ground and 33% of it is in the air.
506 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nolasco has given up 34 tracked home runs, 13 of them to right field, the longest 450 feet.
34 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Nolasco and left-handers 89.5.
245 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 267 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nolasco's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 85.8 off his knuckle curve.
898 and 287 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Nolasco, 10th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 633rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.6% of the contact Nolasco gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 597th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nolasco projects a .395 average, 16th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 590th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
48.1% of the contact right-handers make against Nolasco is hit hard, against 39.5% of what left-handers make.
1574 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1521 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .416 average against Nolasco and left-handers to .375.
1574 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1521 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Nolasco averages 85.1 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
3095 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 632nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Nolasco works off the plate, with only 39% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
3095 pitches in 2017. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 633rd in MLB.
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 .413 expected average against them, against .358 on his offspeed pitches.
1497 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Nolasco's stuff spins at 2,064 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
3095 pitches in 2017. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 561st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.3% of the contact against Nolasco is on the ground and 33% of it is in the air.
506 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nolasco has given up 34 tracked home runs, 13 of them to right field, the longest 450 feet.
34 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Nolasco and left-handers 89.5.
245 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 267 from left-handers.
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Career team 2006–2013