Both sides hit him about the same
30.4% of the contact right-handers make against Pallante is hit hard, against 47.3% of what left-handers make.
330 pitches to right-handed hitters, 398 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
55.6% of the contact against Pallante with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.9% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 546 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.0 mph off the bat against Pallante and left-handers 91.0.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 74 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pallante's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 80.9 off his sinker.
226 and 142 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.5% of the contact against Pallante is on the ground and 26.4% of it is in the air.
129 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pallante projects a .302 average, 73rd percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .325 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
368 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Pallante has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 421 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Pallante lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pallante is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.8% of the balls put in play against Pallante have gone to centre field.
60 of 131 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .315 average against Pallante and left-handers to .293.
330 pitches to right-handed hitters, 398 to left-handed hitters.
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Both sides hit him about the same
30.4% of the contact right-handers make against Pallante is hit hard, against 47.3% of what left-handers make.
330 pitches to right-handed hitters, 398 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .315 average against Pallante and left-handers to .293.
330 pitches to right-handed hitters, 398 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
55.6% of the contact against Pallante with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.9% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 546 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.0 mph off the bat against Pallante and left-handers 91.0.
56 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 74 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.5% of the contact against Pallante is on the ground and 26.4% of it is in the air.
129 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Pallante has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 421 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.8% of the balls put in play against Pallante have gone to centre field.
60 of 131 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pallante's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 80.9 off his sinker.
226 and 142 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pallante projects a .302 average, 73rd percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pallante is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .325 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
368 of his fastballs thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Pallante lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
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