There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Abbott's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 80.3 off his cutter.
1277 and 82 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .290 on his breaking balls.
411 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.9% of the balls put in play against Abbott have gone to centre field.
244 of 520 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Abbott averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Abbott's stuff spins at 2,417 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .333 average against Abbott and left-handers to .360.
648 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Abbott projects a .339 average, 37th percentile.
878 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 341st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Abbott has given up 26 tracked home runs, 10 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.
26 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Abbott's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.4 mph, against 80.3 off his cutter.
1277 and 82 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .290 on his breaking balls.
411 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.9% of the balls put in play against Abbott have gone to centre field.
244 of 520 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Abbott has given up 26 tracked home runs, 10 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.
26 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Abbott averages 87.3 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Abbott's stuff spins at 2,417 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
878 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .333 average against Abbott and left-handers to .360.
648 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
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 Abbott projects a .339 average, 37th percentile.
878 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 341st in MLB.
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