One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .291 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Vieira gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 642nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vieira averages 94.0 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
737 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 31st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Vieira's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.4 off his sinker.
167 and 298 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.2% of the contact right-handers make against Vieira is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
420 pitches to right-handed hitters, 317 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.9 mph off the bat against Vieira and left-handers 90.6.
64 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 46 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Vieira have gone to centre field.
50 of 110 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Vieira and left-handers to .305.
420 pitches to right-handed hitters, 317 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Vieira is on the ground and 34.5% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Vieira, 37th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 482nd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vieira lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 278th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vieira has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 438 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .291 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Vieira gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 642nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Vieira, 37th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 482nd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Vieira averages 94.0 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
737 pitches in 2024. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 31st 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 Vieira's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 87.4 off his sinker.
167 and 298 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42.2% of the contact right-handers make against Vieira is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
420 pitches to right-handed hitters, 317 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Vieira and left-handers to .305.
420 pitches to right-handed hitters, 317 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.9 mph off the bat against Vieira and left-handers 90.6.
64 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 46 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Vieira have gone to centre field.
50 of 110 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Vieira is on the ground and 34.5% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Vieira has given up 8 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 438 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Vieira lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
737 pitches in 2024. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 278th in MLB.