One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .231 on his breaking balls.
298 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williamson has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 444 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Williamson's sinker leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 74.4 off his curveball.
55 and 47 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Williamson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.2% with the bases empty.
151 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 367 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Williamson averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
518 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.4% of the balls put in play against Williamson have gone to centre field.
42 of 85 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Williamson works off the plate, with only 40% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 422nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Williamson and left-handers 85.1.
71 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.7% of the contact against Williamson is on the ground and 45.1% of it is in the air.
82 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Williamson gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .231 on his breaking balls.
298 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williamson has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 444 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
49.4% of the balls put in play against Williamson have gone to centre field.
42 of 85 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Williamson and left-handers 85.1.
71 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.7% of the contact against Williamson is on the ground and 45.1% of it is in the air.
82 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Williamson's sinker leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 74.4 off his curveball.
55 and 47 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Williamson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.2% with the bases empty.
151 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 367 with the bases empty.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Williamson averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
518 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Williamson works off the plate, with only 40% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 422nd in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Williamson gives up is hit hard, 38th percentile.
518 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
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