One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .444 expected average against them, against .294 on his fastballs.
139 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.5% of the contact against Ragans with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
101 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 538 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ragans's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 82.7 off his changeup.
54 and 105 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ragans's stuff spins at 2,474 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
639 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Ragans and left-handers to .361.
431 pitches to right-handed hitters, 208 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.6% of the contact against Ragans is on the ground and 46.9% of it is in the air.
81 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Ragans and left-handers 91.1.
55 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ragans works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
639 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.2% of the contact right-handers make against Ragans is hit hard, against 42.9% of what left-handers make.
431 pitches to right-handed hitters, 208 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ragans has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .444 expected average against them, against .294 on his fastballs.
139 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
54.5% of the contact against Ragans with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
101 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 538 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ragans's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 82.7 off his changeup.
54 and 105 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ragans's stuff spins at 2,474 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
639 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .321 average against Ragans and left-handers to .361.
431 pitches to right-handed hitters, 208 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
38.2% of the contact right-handers make against Ragans is hit hard, against 42.9% of what left-handers make.
431 pitches to right-handed hitters, 208 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.6% of the contact against Ragans is on the ground and 46.9% of it is in the air.
81 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Ragans and left-handers 91.1.
55 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ragans has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ragans works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
639 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
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