Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Chen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% with the bases empty.
349 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 802 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Chen lives in the strike zone: 49.2% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 43rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 87.1 off his changeup.
554 and 44 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Chen averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 647th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48% of the balls put in play against Chen have gone to centre field.
106 of 221 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Chen gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 539th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Chen projects a .388 average, 28th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 542nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.7% of the contact right-handers make against Chen is hit hard, against 40.5% of what left-handers make.
717 pitches to right-handed hitters, 434 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Chen, 35th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 491st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.7% of the contact against Chen is on the ground and 32.8% of it is in the air.
204 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Chen's stuff spins at 2,176 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 490th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.1% of the contact against Chen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% with the bases empty.
349 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 802 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Chen lives in the strike zone: 49.2% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 43rd 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 Chen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 87.1 off his changeup.
554 and 44 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Chen averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2019. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 647th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48% of the balls put in play against Chen have gone to centre field.
106 of 221 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.7% of the contact against Chen is on the ground and 32.8% of it is in the air.
204 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Chen gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 539th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Chen projects a .388 average, 28th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 542nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Chen, 35th percentile.
1151 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 491st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.7% of the contact right-handers make against Chen is hit hard, against 40.5% of what left-handers make.
717 pitches to right-handed hitters, 434 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Chen's stuff spins at 2,176 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
1151 pitches in 2019. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 490th in MLB.
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