The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.8% of the contact against Ventura is on the ground and 26.5% of it is in the air.
506 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ventura's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 86.4 off his changeup.
707 and 565 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Ventura, 18th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 567th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .391 expected average against them, against .314 on his offspeed pitches.
1712 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ventura averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 113th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Ventura gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 519th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ventura's stuff spins at 1,903 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 145th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ventura projects a .375 average, 34th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .384 average against Ventura and left-handers to .364.
1567 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1481 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Ventura have gone to centre field.
248 of 586 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.8% of the contact against Ventura is on the ground and 26.5% of it is in the air.
506 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Ventura have gone to centre field.
248 of 586 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 Ventura's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 86.4 off his changeup.
707 and 565 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Ventura, 18th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 567th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Ventura gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 519th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Ventura projects a .375 average, 34th percentile.
3048 pitches in 2016. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 456th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .391 expected average against them, against .314 on his offspeed pitches.
1712 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ventura averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 113th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ventura's stuff spins at 1,903 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
3048 pitches in 2016. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2016, 145th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .384 average against Ventura and left-handers to .364.
1567 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1481 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2013 to 2016