One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .405 expected average against them, against .287 on his fastballs.
135 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .304 average against Pennington and left-handers to .384.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Pennington and left-handers 85.0.
29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pennington's cutter leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 85.0 off his sinker.
89 and 100 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.3% of the contact Pennington gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
330 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 638th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.3% of the contact against Pennington is on the ground and 23.1% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
48.3% of the contact right-handers make against Pennington is hit hard, against 41.7% of what left-handers make.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Pennington works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
330 pitches in 2024. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 600th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Pennington projects a .341 average, 29th percentile.
330 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 549th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Pennington averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
330 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 546th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Pennington have gone to centre field.
23 of 54 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .405 expected average against them, against .287 on his fastballs.
135 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .304 average against Pennington and left-handers to .384.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
48.3% of the contact right-handers make against Pennington is hit hard, against 41.7% of what left-handers make.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Pennington and left-handers 85.0.
29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.3% of the contact against Pennington is on the ground and 23.1% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Pennington have gone to centre field.
23 of 54 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pennington's cutter leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 85.0 off his sinker.
89 and 100 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.3% of the contact Pennington gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
330 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 638th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Pennington projects a .341 average, 29th percentile.
330 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 549th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Pennington works off the plate, with only 43% of his pitches in the zone, 22nd percentile.
330 pitches in 2024. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 600th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Pennington averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
330 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 546th in MLB.
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