He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .450 average against Geltz and left-handers to .360.
258 pitches to right-handed hitters, 207 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
56% of the contact Geltz gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
465 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 681st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .436 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
324 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
63.2% of the contact right-handers make against Geltz is hit hard, against 48.6% of what left-handers make.
258 pitches to right-handed hitters, 207 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Geltz, 2nd percentile.
465 pitches in 2016. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 674th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.3% of the contact against Geltz is on the ground and 54.5% of it is in the air.
66 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Geltz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 84.2 off his splitter.
324 and 52 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Geltz's stuff spins at 2,069 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
465 pitches in 2016. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 48th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Geltz projects a .407 average, 12th percentile.
465 pitches in 2016. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 604th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 95.5 mph off the bat against Geltz and left-handers 91.3.
34 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Geltz has given up 11 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Geltz averages 89.2 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
465 pitches in 2016. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 254th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .450 average against Geltz and left-handers to .360.
258 pitches to right-handed hitters, 207 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
63.2% of the contact right-handers make against Geltz is hit hard, against 48.6% of what left-handers make.
258 pitches to right-handed hitters, 207 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
56% of the contact Geltz gives up is hit hard, 1st percentile.
465 pitches in 2016. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 681st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Geltz, 2nd percentile.
465 pitches in 2016. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 674th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Geltz projects a .407 average, 12th percentile.
465 pitches in 2016. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 604th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .436 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
324 of his fastballs thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.3% of the contact against Geltz is on the ground and 54.5% of it is in the air.
66 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 95.5 mph off the bat against Geltz and left-handers 91.3.
34 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Geltz has given up 11 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Geltz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 84.2 off his splitter.
324 and 52 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Geltz's stuff spins at 2,069 rpm, 93rd percentile in the league.
465 pitches in 2016. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 48th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Geltz averages 89.2 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
465 pitches in 2016. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 254th in MLB.
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