Runners on base do not change how he is hit
24% of the contact against Crichton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.2% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 322 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Crichton's sinker leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 76.3 off his curveball.
277 and 112 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .260 on his breaking balls.
286 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Crichton, 17th percentile.
422 pitches in 2021. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 670th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Crichton has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 438 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Crichton gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
422 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 660th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Crichton's stuff spins at 2,058 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
422 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 652nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.4% of the contact against Crichton is on the ground and 36.1% of it is in the air.
83 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Crichton lives in the strike zone: 47.9% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
422 pitches in 2021. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 173rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.4% of the contact right-handers make against Crichton is hit hard, against 48.4% of what left-handers make.
255 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Crichton averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
422 pitches in 2021. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 600th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Crichton and left-handers 92.2.
53 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Crichton and left-handers to .347.
255 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
24% of the contact against Crichton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.2% with the bases empty.
100 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 322 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Crichton's sinker leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 76.3 off his curveball.
277 and 112 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .260 on his breaking balls.
286 of his fastballs thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Crichton, 17th percentile.
422 pitches in 2021. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 670th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Crichton gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
422 pitches in 2021. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 660th in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Crichton has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 438 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.4% of the contact against Crichton is on the ground and 36.1% of it is in the air.
83 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Crichton and left-handers 92.2.
53 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Crichton's stuff spins at 2,058 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
422 pitches in 2021. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 652nd in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Crichton lives in the strike zone: 47.9% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
422 pitches in 2021. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 173rd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
43.4% of the contact right-handers make against Crichton is hit hard, against 48.4% of what left-handers make.
255 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Crichton and left-handers to .347.
255 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Crichton averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
422 pitches in 2021. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 600th in MLB.
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