His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hudson's sinker averages 88.1 mph, and has touched 91.3.
874 thrown, 47.1% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .398 expected average against them, against .299 on his offspeed pitches.
1427 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hudson averages 84.4 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
1857 pitches in 2015. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 617th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hudson's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 86.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
874 and 131 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hudson's stuff spins at 1,259 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
1857 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 657th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hudson goes to the cutter: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.2% the rest of the time.
461 two-strike pitches in 2015.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Hudson, 13th percentile.
1857 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 594th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hudson throws a fastball 87% of the time, against 73% when he is ahead.
486 pitches behind in the count, 537 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Hudson's fastball averages 87.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 86.0 past his 75th.
457 early fastballs, 203 late ones.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hudson throws the cutter 32.1% of the time against right-handers and 10.6% against left-handers.
1050 pitches to right-handers, 804 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hudson works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Curveball and Splitter, and a little else. The sinker is 47.1% of everything he throws.
1854 classified pitches in 2015.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .381 average, 23rd percentile.
1857 pitches in 2015. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 529th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.9 mph separates Hudson's sinker from his curveball, 88.1 against 75.3.
874 and 216 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
1857 pitches in 2015. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 489th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hudson throws a strike on the first pitch 62.3% of the time.
528 plate appearances started in 2015.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hudson's sinker averages 88.1 mph, and has touched 91.3.
874 thrown, 47.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hudson's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 86.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
874 and 131 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hudson throws the cutter 32.1% of the time against right-handers and 10.6% against left-handers.
1050 pitches to right-handers, 804 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hudson works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Curveball and Splitter, and a little else. The sinker is 47.1% of everything he throws.
1854 classified pitches in 2015.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.9 mph separates Hudson's sinker from his curveball, 88.1 against 75.3.
874 and 216 of them respectively.
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 .398 expected average against them, against .299 on his offspeed pitches.
1427 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hudson averages 84.4 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
1857 pitches in 2015. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 617th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hudson's stuff spins at 1,259 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
1857 pitches in 2015. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 657th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hudson goes to the cutter: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.2% the rest of the time.
461 two-strike pitches in 2015.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hudson throws a fastball 87% of the time, against 73% when he is ahead.
486 pitches behind in the count, 537 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hudson throws a strike on the first pitch 62.3% of the time.
528 plate appearances started in 2015.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Hudson, 13th percentile.
1857 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 594th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .381 average, 23rd percentile.
1857 pitches in 2015. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 529th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.3% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
1857 pitches in 2015. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 489th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Hudson's fastball averages 87.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 86.0 past his 75th.
457 early fastballs, 203 late ones.
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Career team 2005–2013