One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .481 expected average against them, against .358 on his fastballs.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Koehler, 15th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 596th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Koehler projects a .390 average, 18th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 575th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Koehler's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 87.8 off his knuckle curve.
73 and 270 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
44% of the contact right-handers make against Koehler is hit hard, against 37.4% of what left-handers make.
682 pitches to right-handed hitters, 600 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.6% of the contact against Koehler is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
195 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41% of the contact Koehler gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 519th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Koehler works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 522nd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Koehler averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
1282 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 444th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .481 expected average against them, against .358 on his fastballs.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Koehler, 15th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 596th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Koehler projects a .390 average, 18th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 575th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41% of the contact Koehler gives up is hit hard, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 519th 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 Koehler's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 87.8 off his knuckle curve.
73 and 270 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
44% of the contact right-handers make against Koehler is hit hard, against 37.4% of what left-handers make.
682 pitches to right-handed hitters, 600 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.6% of the contact against Koehler is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
195 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He cannot find the zone often enough
Koehler works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
1282 pitches in 2017. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 522nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Koehler averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
1282 pitches in 2017. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 444th in MLB.
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Career team 2012 to 2017