One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .280 on his offspeed pitches.
400 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Rea, 9th percentile.
725 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53% of the contact against Rea is on the ground and 25.8% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .323 average against Rea and left-handers to .387.
256 pitches to right-handed hitters, 469 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rea's slider leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 90.0 off his sweeper.
89 and 46 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rea has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rea projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
725 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rea's stuff spins at 2,022 rpm, 11th percentile in the league.
725 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Rea gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
725 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 424th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Rea with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.2% with the bases empty.
151 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 574 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.2% of the balls put in play against Rea have gone to centre field.
61 of 135 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .280 on his offspeed pitches.
400 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.8 mph off the bat against Rea, 9th percentile.
725 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rea projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
725 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Rea gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
725 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 424th 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
53% of the contact against Rea is on the ground and 25.8% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rea has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.2% of the balls put in play against Rea have gone to centre field.
61 of 135 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .323 average against Rea and left-handers to .387.
256 pitches to right-handed hitters, 469 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 Rea's slider leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 90.0 off his sweeper.
89 and 46 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rea's stuff spins at 2,022 rpm, 11th percentile in the league.
725 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Rea with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.2% with the bases empty.
151 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 574 with the bases empty.
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