One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .412 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
449 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31% of the contact against Nola with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.4% with the bases empty.
206 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 608 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nola's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 82.9 off his knuckle curve.
700 and 982 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.3 mph off the bat against Nola and left-handers 89.6.
199 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 306 from left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nola projects a .355 average, 24th percentile.
814 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 407th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Nola averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
814 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 480th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Nola works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
814 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 471st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nola has given up 37 tracked home runs, 13 of them to centre field, the longest 438 feet.
37 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against Nola have gone to centre field.
220 of 506 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40% of the contact against Nola is on the ground and 34.2% of it is in the air.
500 tracked batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .412 expected average against them, against .228 on his offspeed pitches.
449 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
31% of the contact against Nola with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.4% with the bases empty.
206 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 608 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nola's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 82.9 off his knuckle curve.
700 and 982 of them thrown.
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 85.3 mph off the bat against Nola and left-handers 89.6.
199 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 306 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nola has given up 37 tracked home runs, 13 of them to centre field, the longest 438 feet.
37 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.5% of the balls put in play against Nola have gone to centre field.
220 of 506 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40% of the contact against Nola is on the ground and 34.2% of it is in the air.
500 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 Nola projects a .355 average, 24th percentile.
814 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 407th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Nola averages 86.1 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
814 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 480th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Nola works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
814 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 471st in MLB.
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