There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morton's sinker leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 84.0 off his cutter.
385 and 232 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Morton, 16th percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 654th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morton's stuff spins at 2,595 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
2548 pitches in 2025. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 51st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.1% of the contact against Morton is on the ground and 30.3% of it is in the air.
412 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .397 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
253 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.8% of the contact against Morton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.1% with the bases empty.
762 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1786 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Morton gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 526th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Morton averages 88.1 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
2548 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 544th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morton projects a .346 average, 34th percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 516th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Morton has given up 23 tracked home runs, 11 of them to right field, the longest 451 feet.
23 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Morton works off the plate, with only 45.6% of his pitches in the zone, 38th percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 487th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morton's sinker leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 84.0 off his cutter.
385 and 232 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Morton, 16th percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 654th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Morton gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 526th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Morton projects a .346 average, 34th percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 516th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Morton's stuff spins at 2,595 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
2548 pitches in 2025. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 51st 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
46.1% of the contact against Morton is on the ground and 30.3% of it is in the air.
412 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Morton has given up 23 tracked home runs, 11 of them to right field, the longest 451 feet.
23 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
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 offspeed pitches: a .397 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
253 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.8% of the contact against Morton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.1% with the bases empty.
762 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 1786 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Morton averages 88.1 mph across his arsenal, 30th percentile in the league.
2548 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 544th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Morton works off the plate, with only 45.6% of his pitches in the zone, 38th percentile.
2548 pitches in 2025. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 487th in MLB.
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