One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .359 expected average against them, against .219 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Blubaugh has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 403 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.5 mph off the bat against Blubaugh and left-handers 90.8.
38 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Blubaugh projects a .293 average, 81st percentile.
481 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.2% of the contact right-handers make against Blubaugh is hit hard, against 42.1% of what left-handers make.
236 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Blubaugh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.5 mph, against 84.3 off his sweeper.
218 and 98 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Blubaugh with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.8% with the bases empty.
157 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 324 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Blubaugh is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
481 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 132nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .313 average against Blubaugh and left-handers to .274.
236 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.9% of the contact against Blubaugh is on the ground and 46.1% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Blubaugh's stuff spins at 2,362 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
481 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 167th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Blubaugh works off the plate, with only 41.3% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
481 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 361st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .359 expected average against them, against .219 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Blubaugh has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 403 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.5 mph off the bat against Blubaugh and left-handers 90.8.
38 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.9% of the contact against Blubaugh is on the ground and 46.1% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Blubaugh projects a .293 average, 81st percentile.
481 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Blubaugh is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
481 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 132nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
34.2% of the contact right-handers make against Blubaugh is hit hard, against 42.1% of what left-handers make.
236 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .313 average against Blubaugh and left-handers to .274.
236 pitches to right-handed hitters, 245 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Blubaugh's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.5 mph, against 84.3 off his sweeper.
218 and 98 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Blubaugh with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.8% with the bases empty.
157 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 324 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Blubaugh's stuff spins at 2,362 rpm, 69th percentile in the league.
481 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 167th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Blubaugh works off the plate, with only 41.3% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
481 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 361st in MLB.
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