He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .369 average against Paddack and left-handers to .291.
252 pitches to right-handed hitters, 333 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Paddack's sinker leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 85.1 off his sweeper.
50 and 70 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.7% of the contact Paddack gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
585 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Paddack has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 412 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Paddack's stuff spins at 1,995 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
585 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 495th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.4% of the contact against Paddack with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
190 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Paddack averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
585 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Paddack and left-handers 88.2.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Paddack, 32nd percentile.
585 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 363rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .337 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
155 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Paddack works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
585 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .369 average against Paddack and left-handers to .291.
252 pitches to right-handed hitters, 333 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 Paddack's sinker leaves the bat at 95.5 mph, against 85.1 off his sweeper.
50 and 70 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.7% of the contact Paddack gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
585 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Paddack, 32nd percentile.
585 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 363rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Paddack has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 412 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Paddack and left-handers 88.2.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Paddack's stuff spins at 1,995 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
585 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 495th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.4% of the contact against Paddack with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
190 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 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
Paddack averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
585 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th 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 offspeed pitches: a .337 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
155 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Paddack works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
585 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
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