Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Harper is weak: 82.2 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 13th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
16.7% of the contact against Harper with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.3% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 448 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Harper's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.0 mph, against 78.4 off his slow curve.
124 and 57 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.7% of the contact Harper gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 56th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Harper averages 75.6 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
567 pitches in 2021. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 802nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Harper projects a .299 average, 83rd percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 136th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Harper's stuff spins at 2,081 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
567 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 622nd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Harper lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 183rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .306 expected average against them, against .275 on his fastballs.
443 of his breaking balls thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Harper has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 418 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Harper is weak: 82.2 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 13th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.7% of the contact Harper gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 56th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Harper projects a .299 average, 83rd percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 136th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
16.7% of the contact against Harper with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.3% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 448 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Harper's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.0 mph, against 78.4 off his slow curve.
124 and 57 of them thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Harper averages 75.6 mph across his arsenal, 0th percentile in the league.
567 pitches in 2021. 0th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 802nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Harper's stuff spins at 2,081 rpm, 23rd percentile in the league.
567 pitches in 2021. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 622nd in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Harper lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
567 pitches in 2021. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 183rd 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 .306 expected average against them, against .275 on his fastballs.
443 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Harper has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 418 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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