One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .359 expected average against them, against .201 on his offspeed pitches.
376 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cavalli's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 84.2 off his knuckle curve.
348 and 707 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51% of the contact against Cavalli is on the ground and 28% of it is in the air.
435 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .314 average against Cavalli and left-handers to .358.
337 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
34.3% of the contact against Cavalli with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.2% with the bases empty.
222 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cavalli has given up 18 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 422 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Cavalli, 36th percentile.
746 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 346th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cavalli averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
746 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 176th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.1% of the contact right-handers make against Cavalli is hit hard, against 37.5% of what left-handers make.
337 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cavalli projects a .337 average, 39th percentile.
746 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 328th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.2% of the balls put in play against Cavalli have gone to centre field.
182 of 442 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .359 expected average against them, against .201 on his offspeed pitches.
376 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Cavalli's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 84.2 off his knuckle curve.
348 and 707 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51% of the contact against Cavalli is on the ground and 28% of it is in the air.
435 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Cavalli has given up 18 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 422 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.2% of the balls put in play against Cavalli have gone to centre field.
182 of 442 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .314 average against Cavalli and left-handers to .358.
337 pitches to right-handed hitters, 409 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.1% of the contact right-handers make against Cavalli is hit hard, against 37.5% of what left-handers make.
337 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
34.3% of the contact against Cavalli with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.2% with the bases empty.
222 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Cavalli, 36th percentile.
746 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 346th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Cavalli projects a .337 average, 39th percentile.
746 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 328th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Cavalli averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
746 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 176th in MLB.
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