One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .444 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sipp's slider leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 76.8 off his splitter.
116 and 73 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
30% of the contact right-handers make against Sipp is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Sipp and left-handers 90.4.
19 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sipp's stuff spins at 1,857 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 735th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sipp averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 663rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.1% of the contact against Sipp with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.1% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.7% of the contact Sipp gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 216th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sipp lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 164th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sipp projects a .381 average, 34th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 496th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sipp is weak: 88.6 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 294th 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 .444 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sipp's slider leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 76.8 off his splitter.
116 and 73 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
30% of the contact right-handers make against Sipp is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.7 mph off the bat against Sipp and left-handers 90.4.
19 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Sipp's stuff spins at 1,857 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 735th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sipp averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 663rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.1% of the contact against Sipp with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.1% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.7% of the contact Sipp gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 216th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sipp projects a .381 average, 34th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 496th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sipp is weak: 88.6 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 294th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sipp lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 164th in MLB.
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Career team 2014–2018