The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bassitt has given up 10 tracked home runs, 8 of them to right field, the longest 447 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bassitt's changeup leaves the bat at 96.4 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
82 and 40 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Bassitt and left-handers to .376.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 416 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bassitt averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
703 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 513th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bassitt is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
703 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 114th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Bassitt gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
703 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 142nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Bassitt is on the ground and 30.7% of it is in the air.
329 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .324 on his breaking balls.
441 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bassitt projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
703 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.2% of the contact against Bassitt with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.6% with the bases empty.
195 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 508 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bassitt's stuff spins at 2,152 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
703 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.1 mph off the bat against Bassitt and left-handers 88.9.
140 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 199 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
31.6% of the contact right-handers make against Bassitt is hit hard, against 36.1% of what left-handers make.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 416 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.8% of the balls put in play against Bassitt have gone to centre field.
145 of 339 located batted balls allowed.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bassitt has given up 10 tracked home runs, 8 of them to right field, the longest 447 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Bassitt is on the ground and 30.7% of it is in the air.
329 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.1 mph off the bat against Bassitt and left-handers 88.9.
140 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 199 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.8% of the balls put in play against Bassitt have gone to centre field.
145 of 339 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bassitt's changeup leaves the bat at 96.4 mph, against 83.4 off his slider.
82 and 40 of them thrown.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Bassitt and left-handers to .376.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 416 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
31.6% of the contact right-handers make against Bassitt is hit hard, against 36.1% of what left-handers make.
287 pitches to right-handed hitters, 416 to left-handed hitters.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bassitt averages 84.6 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
703 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 513th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bassitt is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
703 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 114th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Bassitt gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
703 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 142nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bassitt projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
703 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .324 on his breaking balls.
441 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.2% of the contact against Bassitt with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.6% with the bases empty.
195 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 508 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bassitt's stuff spins at 2,152 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
703 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
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