One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .474 expected average against them, against .379 on his breaking balls.
77 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .394 average, 14th percentile.
1594 pitches in 2015. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 590th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's changeup leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 87.8 off his curveball.
77 and 546 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,108 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
1594 pitches in 2015. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 41st in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
1594 pitches in 2015. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 645th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.2% of the contact against Rodriguez is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
239 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Rodriguez, 20th percentile.
1594 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 547th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
1594 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 544th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.8% of the balls put in play against Rodriguez have gone to centre field.
126 of 275 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.7% of the contact against Rodriguez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.9% with the bases empty.
449 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1145 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Rodriguez and left-handers 89.1.
177 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 64 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .474 expected average against them, against .379 on his breaking balls.
77 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rodriguez projects a .394 average, 14th percentile.
1594 pitches in 2015. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 590th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Rodriguez, 20th percentile.
1594 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 547th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Rodriguez gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
1594 pitches in 2015. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 544th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rodriguez's changeup leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 87.8 off his curveball.
77 and 546 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rodriguez's stuff spins at 2,108 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
1594 pitches in 2015. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 41st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Rodriguez averages 83.2 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
1594 pitches in 2015. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 645th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.2% of the contact against Rodriguez is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
239 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.8% of the balls put in play against Rodriguez have gone to centre field.
126 of 275 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Rodriguez and left-handers 89.1.
177 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 64 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.7% of the contact against Rodriguez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.9% with the bases empty.
449 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1145 with the bases empty.
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Career team 2005–2012