He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .378 average against Kay and left-handers to .253.
611 pitches to right-handed hitters, 181 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kay has given up 6 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 437 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Kay with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.4% with the bases empty.
195 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 597 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same
45% of the contact right-handers make against Kay is hit hard, against 30.4% of what left-handers make.
611 pitches to right-handed hitters, 181 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kay's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 83.6 off his cutter.
217 and 146 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 .299 on his offspeed pitches.
494 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kay projects a .357 average, 22nd percentile.
792 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 418th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Kay and left-handers 85.5.
109 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Kay is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Kay works off the plate, with only 40.7% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
792 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 389th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Kay gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
792 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .378 average against Kay and left-handers to .253.
611 pitches to right-handed hitters, 181 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
45% of the contact right-handers make against Kay is hit hard, against 30.4% of what left-handers make.
611 pitches to right-handed hitters, 181 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Kay has given up 6 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 437 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Kay and left-handers 85.5.
109 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 23 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Kay is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Kay with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.4% with the bases empty.
195 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 597 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kay's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 83.6 off his cutter.
217 and 146 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .299 on his offspeed pitches.
494 of his fastballs thrown.
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 Kay projects a .357 average, 22nd percentile.
792 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 418th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Kay gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
792 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Kay works off the plate, with only 40.7% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
792 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 389th in MLB.
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