The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brault projects a .225 average, 99th percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 10th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Brault with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.4% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 89 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.9 mph off the bat against Brault, 3rd percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 748th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
56% of the balls put in play against Brault have gone to centre field.
14 of 25 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Brault works off the plate, with only 40.8% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 641st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brault's slider leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 91.2 off his sinker.
49 and 50 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Brault's stuff spins at 2,083 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 616th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48% of the contact against Brault is on the ground and 36% of it is in the air.
25 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Brault gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 248th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Brault averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 510th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brault projects a .225 average, 99th percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 10th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.9 mph off the bat against Brault, 3rd percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 748th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Brault gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 248th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Brault with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 29.4% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 89 with the bases empty.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
56% of the balls put in play against Brault have gone to centre field.
14 of 25 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48% of the contact against Brault is on the ground and 36% of it is in the air.
25 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Brault works off the plate, with only 40.8% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
157 pitches in 2022. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 641st in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brault's slider leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 91.2 off his sinker.
49 and 50 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Brault's stuff spins at 2,083 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2022. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 616th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Brault averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
157 pitches in 2022. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 510th in MLB.
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