Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Cahill is hit hard, against 51% of what left-handers make.
391 pitches to right-handed hitters, 279 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.2% of the contact against Cahill is on the ground and 25.9% of it is in the air.
116 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .306 average against Cahill and left-handers to .379.
391 pitches to right-handed hitters, 279 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.8 mph off the bat against Cahill and left-handers 91.1.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cahill's sinker leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
198 and 159 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cahill averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
670 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 738th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cahill is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 246th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .312 on his offspeed pitches.
367 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Cahill with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42% with the bases empty.
211 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 459 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.8% of the contact Cahill gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 499th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cahill has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 454 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
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Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Cahill is hit hard, against 51% of what left-handers make.
391 pitches to right-handed hitters, 279 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .306 average against Cahill and left-handers to .379.
391 pitches to right-handed hitters, 279 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
55.2% of the contact against Cahill is on the ground and 25.9% of it is in the air.
116 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.8 mph off the bat against Cahill and left-handers 91.1.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 50 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cahill has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 454 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2021.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cahill's sinker leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 85.0 off his changeup.
198 and 159 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Cahill averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
670 pitches in 2021. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 738th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Cahill is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 246th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
40.8% of the contact Cahill gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
670 pitches in 2021. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2021, 499th in MLB.
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 .348 expected average against them, against .312 on his offspeed pitches.
367 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Cahill with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42% with the bases empty.
211 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 459 with the bases empty.
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Career team 2009–2018