Both sides hit him about the same
60.9% of the contact right-handers make against Bummer is hit hard, against 44% of what left-handers make.
121 pitches to right-handed hitters, 120 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.1% of the contact Bummer gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bummer's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 83.3 off his sweeper.
127 and 65 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Bummer, 10th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 486th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bummer lives in the strike zone: 49.8% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bummer averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 499th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .345 expected average against them, against .278 on his fastballs.
105 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.1% of the contact against Bummer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.8% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 142 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Bummer and left-handers to .286.
121 pitches to right-handed hitters, 120 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Bummer and left-handers 89.5.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bummer's stuff spins at 2,156 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bummer projects a .307 average, 68th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.5% of the contact against Bummer is on the ground and 38.7% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.3% of the balls put in play against Bummer have gone to centre field.
26 of 63 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
60.9% of the contact right-handers make against Bummer is hit hard, against 44% of what left-handers make.
121 pitches to right-handed hitters, 120 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Bummer and left-handers to .286.
121 pitches to right-handed hitters, 120 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.1% of the contact Bummer gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Bummer, 10th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 486th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bummer projects a .307 average, 68th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bummer's sinker leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 83.3 off his sweeper.
127 and 65 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bummer lives in the strike zone: 49.8% of his pitches are in it, 95th percentile.
241 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bummer averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 499th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .345 expected average against them, against .278 on his fastballs.
105 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.1% of the contact against Bummer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.8% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 142 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.1 mph off the bat against Bummer and left-handers 89.5.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.5% of the contact against Bummer is on the ground and 38.7% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.3% of the balls put in play against Bummer have gone to centre field.
26 of 63 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bummer's stuff spins at 2,156 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
241 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
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