The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hudson has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 421 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hudson is weak: 84.9 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .282 average against Hudson and left-handers to .342.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hudson lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hudson's sweeper leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.
301 and 42 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47% of the contact against Hudson is on the ground and 33.8% of it is in the air.
198 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hudson's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Hudson and left-handers 84.5.
127 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 73 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hudson averages 88.7 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
31.3% of the contact right-handers make against Hudson is hit hard, against 34.6% of what left-handers make.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41% of the balls put in play against Hudson have gone to centre field.
82 of 200 located batted balls allowed.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hudson has given up 5 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 421 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47% of the contact against Hudson is on the ground and 33.8% of it is in the air.
198 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Hudson and left-handers 84.5.
127 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 73 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41% of the balls put in play against Hudson have gone to centre field.
82 of 200 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hudson is weak: 84.9 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .282 average against Hudson and left-handers to .342.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
31.3% of the contact right-handers make against Hudson is hit hard, against 34.6% of what left-handers make.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hudson lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hudson's sweeper leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.
301 and 42 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hudson's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hudson averages 88.7 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
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