Both sides hit him about the same
47.6% of the contact right-handers make against Mize is hit hard, against 31.5% of what left-handers make.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Mize and left-handers to .244.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mize's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 84.0 off his slurve.
708 and 91 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.8% of the contact against Mize with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41% with the bases empty.
130 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 414 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mize has given up 18 tracked home runs, 12 of them to left field, the longest 447 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Mize projects a .296 average, 78th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 119th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Mize's stuff spins at 1,996 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
544 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 494th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .263 on his offspeed pitches.
235 of his fastballs thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.1% of the contact against Mize is on the ground and 41.4% of it is in the air.
396 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mize lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
47.6% of the contact right-handers make against Mize is hit hard, against 31.5% of what left-handers make.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Mize and left-handers to .244.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mize's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 84.0 off his slurve.
708 and 91 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.8% of the contact against Mize with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41% with the bases empty.
130 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 414 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mize has given up 18 tracked home runs, 12 of them to left field, the longest 447 feet.
18 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.1% of the contact against Mize is on the ground and 41.4% of it is in the air.
396 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Mize projects a .296 average, 78th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 119th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Mize's stuff spins at 1,996 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
544 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 494th 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 fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .263 on his offspeed pitches.
235 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mize lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
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