There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Civale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 84.8 off his curveball.
202 and 483 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Civale gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Civale's stuff spins at 2,591 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Civale, 17th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 445th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Civale averages 86.0 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
53.8% of the contact against Civale with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.8% with the bases empty.
189 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 602 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.6 mph off the bat against Civale and left-handers 89.4.
162 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 198 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
525 of his fastballs thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Civale lives in the strike zone: 45.5% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
50.9% of the contact right-handers make against Civale is hit hard, against 46.3% of what left-handers make.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 493 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.5% of the contact against Civale is on the ground and 41.9% of it is in the air.
358 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Civale projects a .337 average, 39th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Civale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 84.8 off his curveball.
202 and 483 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Civale gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Civale, 17th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 445th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Civale projects a .337 average, 39th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Civale's stuff spins at 2,591 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Civale averages 86.0 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
53.8% of the contact against Civale with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.8% with the bases empty.
189 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 602 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.6 mph off the bat against Civale and left-handers 89.4.
162 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 198 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.5% of the contact against Civale is on the ground and 41.9% of it is in the air.
358 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
525 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Civale lives in the strike zone: 45.5% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
50.9% of the contact right-handers make against Civale is hit hard, against 46.3% of what left-handers make.
298 pitches to right-handed hitters, 493 to left-handed hitters.
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