The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59.5% of the contact against Hudson is on the ground and 18% of it is in the air.
333 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Hudson have gone to centre field.
190 of 418 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hudson has given up 13 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 449 feet.
13 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.6% of the contact right-handers make against Hudson is hit hard, against 44.1% of what left-handers make.
1051 pitches to right-handed hitters, 806 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
59.5% of the contact against Hudson is on the ground and 18% of it is in the air.
333 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Hudson have gone to centre field.
190 of 418 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hudson has given up 13 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 449 feet.
13 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Both sides hit him about the same
40.6% of the contact right-handers make against Hudson is hit hard, against 44.1% of what left-handers make.
1051 pitches to right-handed hitters, 806 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2005–2013