One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .411 expected average against them, against .238 on his breaking balls.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.8% of the contact against Nunez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.4% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nunez has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nunez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 78.4 off his sinker.
82 and 55 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Nunez works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Nunez is hit hard, against 44.1% of what left-handers make.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .316 average against Nunez and left-handers to .352.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Nunez and left-handers 88.5.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nunez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nunez projects a .338 average, 37th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 337th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Nunez's stuff spins at 2,355 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Nunez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.7% of the contact against Nunez is on the ground and 35.2% of it is in the air.
54 tracked 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 .411 expected average against them, against .238 on his breaking balls.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.8% of the contact against Nunez with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.4% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Nunez has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Nunez and left-handers 88.5.
22 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.7% of the contact against Nunez is on the ground and 35.2% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nunez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 78.4 off his sinker.
82 and 55 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Nunez works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Nunez is hit hard, against 44.1% of what left-handers make.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .316 average against Nunez and left-handers to .352.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nunez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nunez projects a .338 average, 37th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 337th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Nunez's stuff spins at 2,355 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Nunez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
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