He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Wada and left-handers to .469.
415 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .426 expected average against them, against .232 on his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wada's sinker leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 81.1 off his slider.
55 and 68 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Wada with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 418 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Wada gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 596th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.5% of the contact right-handers make against Wada is hit hard, against 55% of what left-handers make.
415 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wada projects a .389 average, 17th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 568th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wada has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 434 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wada averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 577th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Wada, 21st percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 541st in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Wada and left-handers 92.8.
62 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.2% of the contact against Wada is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
80 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wada lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 95th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Wada and left-handers to .469.
415 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.5% of the contact right-handers make against Wada is hit hard, against 55% of what left-handers make.
415 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
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 .426 expected average against them, against .232 on his breaking balls.
349 of his fastballs 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 Wada's sinker leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 81.1 off his slider.
55 and 68 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Wada with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 418 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Wada gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 596th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wada projects a .389 average, 17th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 568th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Wada, 21st percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 541st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Wada has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 434 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2015.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Wada and left-handers 92.8.
62 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.2% of the contact against Wada is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
80 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Wada averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2015. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 577th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wada lives in the strike zone: 50% of his pitches are in it, 65th percentile.
534 pitches in 2015. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 95th in MLB.
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