Both sides hit him about the same
57.1% of the contact right-handers make against Suarez is hit hard, against 25.9% of what left-handers make.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .381 expected average against them, against .243 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 77.8 off his cutter.
133 and 48 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .283 average, 85th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Suarez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 422 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.2% of the contact against Suarez is on the ground and 47.9% of it is in the air.
48 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .294 average against Suarez and left-handers to .273.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 2,207 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.5 mph off the bat against Suarez and left-handers 88.9.
21 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
57.1% of the contact right-handers make against Suarez is hit hard, against 25.9% of what left-handers make.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .294 average against Suarez and left-handers to .273.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .381 expected average against them, against .243 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 77.8 off his cutter.
133 and 48 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .283 average, 85th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Suarez has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 422 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.2% of the contact against Suarez is on the ground and 47.9% of it is in the air.
48 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.5 mph off the bat against Suarez and left-handers 88.9.
21 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
257 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 2,207 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
257 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
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