When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Kazmir, 5th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 762nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kazmir's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.0 mph, against 87.8 off his changeup.
112 and 64 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .426 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Kazmir gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 744th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kazmir has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 433 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Kazmir's stuff spins at 1,913 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 766th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kazmir projects a .376 average, 12th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 706th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.4% of the contact against Kazmir is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
38 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kazmir averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 526th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Kazmir have gone to centre field.
16 of 38 located batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kazmir lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 297th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Kazmir, 5th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 762nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Kazmir gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 744th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kazmir projects a .376 average, 12th percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 706th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kazmir's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.0 mph, against 87.8 off his changeup.
112 and 64 of them thrown.
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 offspeed pitches: a .426 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kazmir has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 433 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.4% of the contact against Kazmir is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
38 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Kazmir have gone to centre field.
16 of 38 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Kazmir's stuff spins at 1,913 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 766th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kazmir averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 526th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kazmir lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2021. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 297th in MLB.
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