One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .410 expected average against them, against .328 on his fastballs.
164 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .373 average against Romano and left-handers to .314.
277 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.8% of the balls put in play against Romano have gone to centre field.
47 of 89 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
44.6% of the contact right-handers make against Romano is hit hard, against 36.4% of what left-handers make.
277 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Romano projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 590th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Romano lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 131st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Romano averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 159th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Romano and left-handers 87.5.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Romano, 32nd percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 550th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Romano's stuff spins at 2,138 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 551st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.6% of the contact Romano gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Romano is on the ground and 38.2% of it is in the air.
89 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Romano has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 436 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .410 expected average against them, against .328 on his fastballs.
164 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .373 average against Romano and left-handers to .314.
277 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
44.6% of the contact right-handers make against Romano is hit hard, against 36.4% of what left-handers make.
277 pitches to right-handed hitters, 166 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.8% of the balls put in play against Romano have gone to centre field.
47 of 89 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Romano and left-handers 87.5.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Romano is on the ground and 38.2% of it is in the air.
89 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Romano has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 436 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Romano projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 590th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Romano, 32nd percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 550th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.6% of the contact Romano gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 530th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Romano lives in the strike zone: 48.5% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
443 pitches in 2021. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 131st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Romano averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2021. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 159th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Romano's stuff spins at 2,138 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
443 pitches in 2021. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 551st in MLB.
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Career team 2017–2021