One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .191 on his offspeed pitches.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20.8% of the contact against Chirinos with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 386 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chirinos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 79.2 off his slider.
85 and 201 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Chirinos gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 184th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Chirinos has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 436 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Chirinos is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 200th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Chirinos have gone to centre field.
48 of 103 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Chirinos projects a .308 average, 70th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 231st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Chirinos's stuff spins at 2,148 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
515 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 545th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.3% of the contact right-handers make against Chirinos is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
274 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Chirinos lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 247th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37% of the contact against Chirinos is on the ground and 44% of it is in the air.
100 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.0 mph off the bat against Chirinos and left-handers 88.1.
51 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 51 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .389 expected average against them, against .191 on his offspeed pitches.
238 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20.8% of the contact against Chirinos with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.7% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 386 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chirinos's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 79.2 off his slider.
85 and 201 of them thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.3% of the contact Chirinos gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 184th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Chirinos is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 200th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Chirinos projects a .308 average, 70th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 231st in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Chirinos has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to centre field, the longest 436 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Chirinos have gone to centre field.
48 of 103 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37% of the contact against Chirinos is on the ground and 44% of it is in the air.
100 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.0 mph off the bat against Chirinos and left-handers 88.1.
51 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 51 from left-handers.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Chirinos's stuff spins at 2,148 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
515 pitches in 2024. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 545th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.3% of the contact right-handers make against Chirinos is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
274 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 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
Chirinos lives in the strike zone: 47.4% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
515 pitches in 2024. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 247th in MLB.
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