The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rasmussen projects a .429 average, 4th percentile.
331 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 656th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .462 average against Rasmussen and left-handers to .392.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 153 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
331 pitches in 2015. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 625th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.1% of the contact against Rasmussen is on the ground and 27.5% of it is in the air.
51 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Rasmussen, 17th percentile.
331 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 565th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.4% of the contact right-handers make against Rasmussen is hit hard, against 54.2% of what left-handers make.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 153 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.3% of the balls put in play against Rasmussen have gone to centre field.
25 of 54 located batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 89.1 off his slider.
185 and 106 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rasmussen's stuff spins at 1,592 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 470th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .455 expected average against them, against .427 on his fastballs.
131 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Rasmussen and left-handers 91.8.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rasmussen averages 89.1 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 251st in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rasmussen projects a .429 average, 4th percentile.
331 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 656th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
331 pitches in 2015. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 625th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Rasmussen, 17th percentile.
331 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 565th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .462 average against Rasmussen and left-handers to .392.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 153 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.4% of the contact right-handers make against Rasmussen is hit hard, against 54.2% of what left-handers make.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 153 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.1% of the contact against Rasmussen is on the ground and 27.5% of it is in the air.
51 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.3% of the balls put in play against Rasmussen have gone to centre field.
25 of 54 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Rasmussen and left-handers 91.8.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 89.1 off his slider.
185 and 106 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rasmussen's stuff spins at 1,592 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 470th 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 breaking balls: a .455 expected average against them, against .427 on his fastballs.
131 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rasmussen averages 89.1 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
331 pitches in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 251st in MLB.
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