The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
15.5% of the contact against Romo is on the ground and 60.3% of it is in the air.
58 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Romo gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 29th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .356 expected average against them, against .273 on his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Romo is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 93rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Romo averages 80.4 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 759th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romo's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 81.4 off his changeup.
111 and 44 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Romo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.3% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 244 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Romo's stuff spins at 2,472 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 84th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
22.9% of the contact right-handers make against Romo is hit hard, against 30.4% of what left-handers make.
214 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Romo works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 658th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Romo have gone to centre field.
29 of 58 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.4 mph off the bat against Romo and left-handers 87.4.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
15.5% of the contact against Romo is on the ground and 60.3% of it is in the air.
58 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Romo have gone to centre field.
29 of 58 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.4 mph off the bat against Romo and left-handers 87.4.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Romo gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 29th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Romo is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 93rd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .356 expected average against them, against .273 on his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Romo averages 80.4 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 759th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romo's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 81.4 off his changeup.
111 and 44 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Romo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.3% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 244 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Romo's stuff spins at 2,472 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 84th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
22.9% of the contact right-handers make against Romo is hit hard, against 30.4% of what left-handers make.
214 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Romo works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 658th in MLB.
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