Both sides hit him about the same
46.4% of the contact right-handers make against Madson is hit hard, against 31.3% of what left-handers make.
422 pitches to right-handed hitters, 407 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .369 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
543 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Madson's curveball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 80.3 off his changeup.
105 and 180 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Madson lives in the strike zone: 50.2% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 53rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.1% of the contact against Madson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
234 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 595 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Madson averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 115th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.7% of the contact against Madson is on the ground and 31.9% of it is in the air.
141 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .335 average against Madson and left-handers to .368.
422 pitches to right-handed hitters, 407 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Madson's stuff spins at 2,148 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 489th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.3% of the balls put in play against Madson have gone to centre field.
62 of 150 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Madson and left-handers 87.8.
82 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 60 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
46.4% of the contact right-handers make against Madson is hit hard, against 31.3% of what left-handers make.
422 pitches to right-handed hitters, 407 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .335 average against Madson and left-handers to .368.
422 pitches to right-handed hitters, 407 to left-handed hitters.
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 .369 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
543 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Madson's curveball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 80.3 off his changeup.
105 and 180 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Madson lives in the strike zone: 50.2% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
829 pitches in 2018. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 53rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.1% of the contact against Madson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
234 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 595 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Madson averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 115th 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
44.7% of the contact against Madson is on the ground and 31.9% of it is in the air.
141 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.3% of the balls put in play against Madson have gone to centre field.
62 of 150 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Madson and left-handers 87.8.
82 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 60 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Madson's stuff spins at 2,148 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
829 pitches in 2018. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 489th in MLB.
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