He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .329 average against Ober and left-handers to .227.
367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
51.9% of the contact against Ober with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 25.4% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 656 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ober's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 78.9 off his sweeper.
250 and 83 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ober projects a .277 average, 88th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 66th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ober averages 84.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
776 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.1% of the contact Ober gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ober has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 424 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ober is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.8% of the contact right-handers make against Ober is hit hard, against 26.6% of what left-handers make.
367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ober lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 142nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .298 expected average against them, against .260 on his fastballs.
220 of his breaking balls thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.8% of the contact against Ober is on the ground and 46.1% of it is in the air.
152 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ober's stuff spins at 2,179 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
776 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .329 average against Ober and left-handers to .227.
367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
33.8% of the contact right-handers make against Ober is hit hard, against 26.6% of what left-handers make.
367 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 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
51.9% of the contact against Ober with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 25.4% with the bases empty.
120 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 656 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ober's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 78.9 off his sweeper.
250 and 83 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ober projects a .277 average, 88th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 66th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.1% of the contact Ober gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ober is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ober averages 84.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
776 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ober has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 424 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
36.8% of the contact against Ober is on the ground and 46.1% of it is in the air.
152 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ober lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
776 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 142nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .298 expected average against them, against .260 on his fastballs.
220 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ober's stuff spins at 2,179 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
776 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
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