He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .319 average against Marcum and left-handers to .426.
244 pitches to right-handed hitters, 319 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marcum's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 83.0 off his curveball.
148 and 44 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Marcum averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 661st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Marcum projects a .384 average, 21st percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 543rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Marcum's stuff spins at 1,410 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 598th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Marcum gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 444th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Marcum have gone to centre field.
42 of 100 located batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .390 expected average against them, against .364 on his breaking balls.
390 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.0 mph off the bat against Marcum and left-handers 89.5.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .319 average against Marcum and left-handers to .426.
244 pitches to right-handed hitters, 319 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marcum's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 83.0 off his curveball.
148 and 44 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Marcum averages 82.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 661st in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Marcum projects a .384 average, 21st percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 543rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.1% of the contact Marcum gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
563 pitches in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 444th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Marcum's stuff spins at 1,410 rpm, 12th percentile in the league.
563 pitches in 2015. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 598th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Marcum have gone to centre field.
42 of 100 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.0 mph off the bat against Marcum and left-handers 89.5.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
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 .390 expected average against them, against .364 on his breaking balls.
390 of his fastballs thrown.
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