The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Watson projects a .284 average, 92nd percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 65th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Watson's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 78.4 off his slider.
155 and 210 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Watson is weak: 85.1 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 74th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.1% of the contact Watson gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 79th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.5% of the balls put in play against Watson have gone to centre field.
84 of 163 located batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .249 on his breaking balls.
379 of his fastballs thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.6% of the contact against Watson is on the ground and 32.3% of it is in the air.
161 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.2% of the contact against Watson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.8% with the bases empty.
177 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 706 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .273 average against Watson and left-handers to .301.
515 pitches to right-handed hitters, 368 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Watson works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 582nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Watson's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
883 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 246th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Watson averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
883 pitches in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 522nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Watson has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 419 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Watson projects a .284 average, 92nd percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 65th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Watson is weak: 85.1 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 74th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.1% of the contact Watson gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 79th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Watson's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 78.4 off his slider.
155 and 210 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.5% of the balls put in play against Watson have gone to centre field.
84 of 163 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.6% of the contact against Watson is on the ground and 32.3% of it is in the air.
161 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Watson has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 419 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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 .310 expected average against them, against .249 on his breaking balls.
379 of his fastballs thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.2% of the contact against Watson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.8% with the bases empty.
177 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 706 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .273 average against Watson and left-handers to .301.
515 pitches to right-handed hitters, 368 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Watson works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
883 pitches in 2021. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 582nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Watson's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
883 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 246th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Watson averages 88.0 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
883 pitches in 2021. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 522nd in MLB.
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