One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .417 expected average against them, against .215 on his breaking balls.
219 of his fastballs thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.1% of the contact against Duke is on the ground and 21.1% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Duke's sinker leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 76.9 off his slider.
193 and 123 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Duke has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 406 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Duke gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
408 pitches in 2019. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 626th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Duke averages 84.4 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
408 pitches in 2019. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 696th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Duke works off the plate, with only 39.1% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
408 pitches in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 660th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .388 average against Duke and left-handers to .351.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.5% of the balls put in play against Duke have gone to centre field.
33 of 68 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
50% of the contact right-handers make against Duke is hit hard, against 44.4% of what left-handers make.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Duke and left-handers 88.2.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 36 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Duke's stuff spins at 2,196 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
408 pitches in 2019. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 460th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .417 expected average against them, against .215 on his breaking balls.
219 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.1% of the contact against Duke is on the ground and 21.1% of it is in the air.
57 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Duke has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 406 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2019.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.5% of the balls put in play against Duke have gone to centre field.
33 of 68 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Duke and left-handers 88.2.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 36 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Duke's sinker leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 76.9 off his slider.
193 and 123 of them thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.6% of the contact Duke gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
408 pitches in 2019. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 626th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Duke averages 84.4 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
408 pitches in 2019. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 696th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Duke works off the plate, with only 39.1% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
408 pitches in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 660th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .388 average against Duke and left-handers to .351.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
50% of the contact right-handers make against Duke is hit hard, against 44.4% of what left-handers make.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Duke's stuff spins at 2,196 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
408 pitches in 2019. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 460th in MLB.
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Career team 2005–2010