There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Melville's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
188 and 308 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Melville, 15th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 642nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Melville projects a .403 average, 16th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 632nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Melville works off the plate, with only 37.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 709th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.3% of the contact right-handers make against Melville is hit hard, against 37.8% of what left-handers make.
238 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .428 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
188 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Melville averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 687th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Melville have gone to centre field.
52 of 104 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Melville is on the ground and 30.5% of it is in the air.
82 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Melville gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 465th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Melville's stuff spins at 2,192 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 470th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Melville's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
188 and 308 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Melville, 15th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 642nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Melville projects a .403 average, 16th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 632nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Melville gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 465th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Melville works off the plate, with only 37.5% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
564 pitches in 2019. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 709th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
46.3% of the contact right-handers make against Melville is hit hard, against 37.8% of what left-handers make.
238 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
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 .428 expected average against them, against .362 on his breaking balls.
188 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
Melville averages 84.7 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 687th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50% of the balls put in play against Melville have gone to centre field.
52 of 104 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Melville is on the ground and 30.5% of it is in the air.
82 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Melville's stuff spins at 2,192 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
564 pitches in 2019. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 470th in MLB.
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