There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 86.0 off his sinker.
365 and 213 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .280 average, 87th percentile.
512 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .247 on his fastballs.
183 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.3% of the contact against Brown with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.3% with the bases empty.
146 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 366 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .257 average against Brown and left-handers to .313.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brown averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 89th percentile in the league.
512 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.6% of the contact right-handers make against Brown is hit hard, against 31.4% of what left-handers make.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.9% of the contact against Brown is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
173 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.4% of the balls put in play against Brown have gone to centre field.
83 of 179 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.1% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 66th percentile.
512 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Brown's stuff spins at 2,177 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
512 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 363rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Brown and left-handers 90.9.
87 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 90 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 86.0 off his sinker.
365 and 213 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .280 average, 87th percentile.
512 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.1% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 66th percentile.
512 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd 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 .335 expected average against them, against .247 on his fastballs.
183 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.3% of the contact against Brown with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.3% with the bases empty.
146 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 366 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .257 average against Brown and left-handers to .313.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.6% of the contact right-handers make against Brown is hit hard, against 31.4% of what left-handers make.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 264 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brown averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 89th percentile in the league.
512 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.9% of the contact against Brown is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
173 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.4% of the balls put in play against Brown have gone to centre field.
83 of 179 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Brown and left-handers 90.9.
87 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 90 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Brown's stuff spins at 2,177 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
512 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 363rd in MLB.
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