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Shawn Armstrong

Guardians
Number #43
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 36
Height 6' 2"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place New Bern, NC
Born Sep 11, 1990

Key Insights

2026
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 83.6 mph off the bat against Armstrong and left-handers 90.1.

47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 52 from left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

50% of the contact Armstrong gives up is hit hard, 12th percentile.

200 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 472nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Armstrong's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 84.1 off his sweeper.

194 and 176 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .311 expected average against them, against .240 on his breaking balls.

137 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Armstrong, 17th percentile.

200 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 444th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Armstrong projects a .294 average, 81st percentile.

200 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 11, 1990
Birth Place New Bern, NC
Height 6' 2"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft East Carolina