Both sides hit him about the same
53.6% of the contact right-handers make against Buchter is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
172 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .381 average against Buchter and left-handers to .254.
172 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buchter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.1 off his curveball.
151 and 110 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Buchter, 13th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 701st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.7% of the contact against Buchter is on the ground and 51.1% of it is in the air.
47 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.8% of the contact Buchter gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 695th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Buchter averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 742nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .372 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Buchter and left-handers 88.5.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Buchter works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Buchter have gone to centre field.
22 of 47 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Buchter's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 572nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Buchter has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 463 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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Both sides hit him about the same
53.6% of the contact right-handers make against Buchter is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
172 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .381 average against Buchter and left-handers to .254.
172 pitches to right-handed hitters, 122 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buchter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 86.1 off his curveball.
151 and 110 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Buchter, 13th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 701st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.8% of the contact Buchter gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 695th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.7% of the contact against Buchter is on the ground and 51.1% of it is in the air.
47 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Buchter and left-handers 88.5.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Buchter have gone to centre field.
22 of 47 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Buchter has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 463 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Buchter averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 742nd 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 .372 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Buchter works off the plate, with only 42.5% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
294 pitches in 2021. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 628th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Buchter's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
294 pitches in 2021. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 572nd in MLB.
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