The home runs are what is undoing his season
Buttrey has given up 4 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 379 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Buttrey with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.7% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 315 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.8% of the contact against Buttrey is on the ground and 24.1% of it is in the air.
83 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buttrey's slider leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 88.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
95 and 249 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Buttrey averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 127th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.7% of the contact Buttrey gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 457th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Buttrey's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 529th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .341 average against Buttrey and left-handers to .308.
242 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Buttrey projects a .326 average, 70th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 195th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Buttrey, 31st percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 456th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Buttrey and left-handers 88.1.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .343 expected average against them, against .316 on his offspeed pitches.
95 of his breaking balls thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Buttrey lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 223rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
40% of the contact right-handers make against Buttrey is hit hard, against 43.6% of what left-handers make.
242 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Buttrey has given up 4 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 379 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2020.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.8% of the contact against Buttrey is on the ground and 24.1% of it is in the air.
83 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Buttrey and left-handers 88.1.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Buttrey with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.7% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 315 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buttrey's slider leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 88.6 off his 4-seam fastball.
95 and 249 of them thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Buttrey averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 127th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.7% of the contact Buttrey gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 457th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Buttrey projects a .326 average, 70th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 195th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Buttrey, 31st percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 456th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Buttrey's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
428 pitches in 2020. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 529th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .341 average against Buttrey and left-handers to .308.
242 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40% of the contact right-handers make against Buttrey is hit hard, against 43.6% of what left-handers make.
242 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 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 breaking balls: a .343 expected average against them, against .316 on his offspeed pitches.
95 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Buttrey lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
428 pitches in 2020. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 223rd in MLB.
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