One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .492 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hoffmann's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 77.6 off his slider.
119 and 47 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hoffmann's stuff spins at 1,894 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
230 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 518th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Hoffmann and left-handers 89.1.
18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hoffmann is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hoffmann has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to right field, the longest 427 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hoffmann lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.2% of the contact Hoffmann gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 359th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hoffmann averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
230 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Hoffmann have gone to right field.
16 of 37 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .492 expected average against them, against .307 on his fastballs.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hoffmann's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 77.6 off his slider.
119 and 47 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hoffmann's stuff spins at 1,894 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
230 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 518th in MLB.
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 85.2 mph off the bat against Hoffmann and left-handers 89.1.
18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hoffmann has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to right field, the longest 427 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Hoffmann have gone to right field.
16 of 37 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hoffmann is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 68th percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.2% of the contact Hoffmann gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 359th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hoffmann lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
230 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hoffmann averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
230 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
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