One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .430 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
113 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thompson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 83.2 off his forkball.
113 and 72 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Thompson projects a .353 average, 17th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 634th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Thompson has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 406 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Thompson's stuff spins at 1,804 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 748th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thompson averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 733rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.2% of the contact against Thompson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.5% of the contact Thompson gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 498th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Thompson and left-handers 90.3.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Thompson, 37th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 481st in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Thompson works off the plate, with only 44.8% of his pitches in the zone, 38th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 477th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .430 expected average against them, against .308 on his breaking balls.
113 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thompson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.7 mph, against 83.2 off his forkball.
113 and 72 of them 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 Thompson projects a .353 average, 17th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 634th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.5% of the contact Thompson gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 498th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.0 mph off the bat against Thompson, 37th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 481st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Thompson has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 406 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2024.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Thompson and left-handers 90.3.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Thompson's stuff spins at 1,804 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2024. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 748th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thompson averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 5th percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2024. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 733rd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.2% of the contact against Thompson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Thompson works off the plate, with only 44.8% of his pitches in the zone, 38th percentile.
317 pitches in 2024. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 477th in MLB.
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