Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Olson is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 11th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.3% of the contact against Olson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.1% with the bases empty.
168 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 375 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Olson gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 13th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Olson's changeup leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 81.0 off his curveball.
71 and 228 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .334 expected average against them, against .242 on his offspeed pitches.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Olson averages 80.6 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 736th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Olson projects a .318 average, 91st percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 72nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
23.2% of the contact right-handers make against Olson is hit hard, against 30.3% of what left-handers make.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Olson lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 109th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Olson has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to centre field, the longest 454 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Olson's stuff spins at 2,423 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 148th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.3% of the contact against Olson is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
86 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.7% of the balls put in play against Olson have gone to centre field.
43 of 94 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .310 average against Olson and left-handers to .333.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.3 mph off the bat against Olson and left-handers 83.4.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Olson is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 11th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.8% of the contact Olson gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 13th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Olson projects a .318 average, 91st percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 72nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.3% of the contact against Olson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.1% with the bases empty.
168 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 375 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Olson's changeup leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 81.0 off his curveball.
71 and 228 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .334 expected average against them, against .242 on his offspeed pitches.
244 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Olson averages 80.6 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 736th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
23.2% of the contact right-handers make against Olson is hit hard, against 30.3% of what left-handers make.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .310 average against Olson and left-handers to .333.
309 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Olson lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
543 pitches in 2019. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 109th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Olson has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to centre field, the longest 454 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.3% of the contact against Olson is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
86 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.7% of the balls put in play against Olson have gone to centre field.
43 of 94 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.3 mph off the bat against Olson and left-handers 83.4.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Olson's stuff spins at 2,423 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
543 pitches in 2019. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 148th in MLB.
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