The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hunter has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 417 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .334 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
314 of his fastballs thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .293 average against Hunter and left-handers to .359.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 169 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hunter projects a .315 average, 71st percentile.
399 pitches in 2023. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 228th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hunter's sinker leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 85.9 off his curveball.
153 and 52 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hunter's stuff spins at 2,401 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
399 pitches in 2023. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 163rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.1% of the contact against Hunter is on the ground and 36.7% of it is in the air.
79 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Hunter gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
399 pitches in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 546th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.7% of the contact against Hunter with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% with the bases empty.
114 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 285 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same
44.2% of the contact right-handers make against Hunter is hit hard, against 40.7% of what left-handers make.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 169 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hunter has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 417 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2023.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.1% of the contact against Hunter is on the ground and 36.7% of it is in the air.
79 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 .334 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
314 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .293 average against Hunter and left-handers to .359.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 169 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
44.2% of the contact right-handers make against Hunter is hit hard, against 40.7% of what left-handers make.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 169 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hunter projects a .315 average, 71st percentile.
399 pitches in 2023. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 228th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Hunter gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
399 pitches in 2023. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 546th 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 Hunter's sinker leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 85.9 off his curveball.
153 and 52 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hunter's stuff spins at 2,401 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
399 pitches in 2023. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 163rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.7% of the contact against Hunter with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.2% with the bases empty.
114 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 285 with the bases empty.
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