One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .469 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.
344 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
54.2% of the contact right-handers make against Lincecum is hit hard, against 41.4% of what left-handers make.
377 pitches to right-handed hitters, 429 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Lincecum, 8th percentile.
806 pitches in 2016. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 635th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lincecum's sinker leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 84.5 off his slider.
223 and 45 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lincecum projects a .419 average, 8th percentile.
806 pitches in 2016. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 633rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.3% of the contact Lincecum gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
806 pitches in 2016. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 623rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lincecum averages 83.3 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2016. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 652nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lincecum has given up 11 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 441 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Lincecum's stuff spins at 1,428 rpm, 11th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2016. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 613th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.3% of the contact against Lincecum is on the ground and 30.5% of it is in the air.
128 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Lincecum with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.4% with the bases empty.
220 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 586 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Lincecum and left-handers 90.8.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 70 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .469 expected average against them, against .264 on his breaking balls.
344 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
54.2% of the contact right-handers make against Lincecum is hit hard, against 41.4% of what left-handers make.
377 pitches to right-handed hitters, 429 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Lincecum, 8th percentile.
806 pitches in 2016. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 635th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lincecum projects a .419 average, 8th percentile.
806 pitches in 2016. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 633rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.3% of the contact Lincecum gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
806 pitches in 2016. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 623rd 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 Lincecum's sinker leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 84.5 off his slider.
223 and 45 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lincecum averages 83.3 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2016. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 652nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lincecum has given up 11 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 441 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2016.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.3% of the contact against Lincecum is on the ground and 30.5% of it is in the air.
128 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Lincecum and left-handers 90.8.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 70 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Lincecum's stuff spins at 1,428 rpm, 11th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2016. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 613th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Lincecum with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.4% with the bases empty.
220 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 586 with the bases empty.
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