There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vogelsong's changeup leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.
178 and 167 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.1% of the contact against Vogelsong with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.1% with the bases empty.
356 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1034 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Vogelsong and left-handers 90.4.
124 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 82 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vogelsong is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
1390 pitches in 2016. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 228th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vogelsong averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
1390 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 521st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.
681 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vogelsong has given up 11 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 436 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.2% of the contact right-handers make against Vogelsong is hit hard, against 39.5% of what left-handers make.
740 pitches to right-handed hitters, 650 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.2% of the contact against Vogelsong is on the ground and 31.4% of it is in the air.
204 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.9% of the contact Vogelsong gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
1390 pitches in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 246th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vogelsong projects a .354 average, 64th percentile.
1390 pitches in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 248th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Vogelsong have gone to centre field.
102 of 238 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vogelsong's changeup leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.
178 and 167 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.1% of the contact against Vogelsong with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.1% with the bases empty.
356 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1034 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Vogelsong and left-handers 90.4.
124 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 82 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vogelsong has given up 11 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 436 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.2% of the contact against Vogelsong is on the ground and 31.4% of it is in the air.
204 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Vogelsong have gone to centre field.
102 of 238 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Vogelsong is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
1390 pitches in 2016. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 228th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.9% of the contact Vogelsong gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
1390 pitches in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 246th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Vogelsong projects a .354 average, 64th percentile.
1390 pitches in 2016. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 248th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Vogelsong averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
1390 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 521st 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 .367 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.
681 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
35.2% of the contact right-handers make against Vogelsong is hit hard, against 39.5% of what left-handers make.
740 pitches to right-handed hitters, 650 to left-handed hitters.