Both sides hit him about the same
31.7% of the contact right-handers make against Kelley is hit hard, against 45.8% of what left-handers make.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 366 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.1% of the contact against Kelley with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43% with the bases empty.
211 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 557 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kelley projects a .415 average, 11th percentile.
768 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 673rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kelley lives in the strike zone: 48.7% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
768 pitches in 2019. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 53rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .451 expected average against them, against .386 on his breaking balls.
305 of his fastballs thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26.7% of the contact against Kelley is on the ground and 42% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kelley averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
768 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 632nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kelley's stuff spins at 2,414 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
768 pitches in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 162nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .396 average against Kelley and left-handers to .432.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 366 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.4 mph off the bat against Kelley and left-handers 90.4.
60 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 72 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kelley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 88.4 off his slider.
305 and 462 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Kelley have gone to centre field.
64 of 149 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kelley has given up 12 tracked home runs, 5 of them to centre field, the longest 453 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31.7% of the contact right-handers make against Kelley is hit hard, against 45.8% of what left-handers make.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 366 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .396 average against Kelley and left-handers to .432.
402 pitches to right-handed hitters, 366 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.1% of the contact against Kelley with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43% with the bases empty.
211 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 557 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kelley projects a .415 average, 11th percentile.
768 pitches in 2019. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 673rd in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kelley lives in the strike zone: 48.7% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
768 pitches in 2019. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 53rd in MLB.
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 .451 expected average against them, against .386 on his breaking balls.
305 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26.7% of the contact against Kelley is on the ground and 42% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.4 mph off the bat against Kelley and left-handers 90.4.
60 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 72 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Kelley have gone to centre field.
64 of 149 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kelley has given up 12 tracked home runs, 5 of them to centre field, the longest 453 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kelley averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
768 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 632nd in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kelley's stuff spins at 2,414 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
768 pitches in 2019. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 162nd 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 Kelley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 88.4 off his slider.
305 and 462 of them thrown.
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