Both sides hit him about the same
48.1% of the contact right-handers make against Bednar is hit hard, against 24.1% of what left-handers make.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 185 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
105 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bednar is weak: 84.7 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
354 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.8% of the contact against Bednar with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.5% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 245 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.1% of the contact against Bednar is on the ground and 30.7% of it is in the air.
176 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Bednar and left-handers to .272.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 185 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bednar's splitter leaves the bat at 86.9 mph, against 83.2 off his curveball.
476 and 210 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bednar projects a .300 average, 75th percentile.
354 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 137th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bednar's stuff spins at 2,150 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
354 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Bednar gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
354 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 176th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bednar averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
354 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bednar has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 411 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Bednar and left-handers 85.6.
82 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 100 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
48.1% of the contact right-handers make against Bednar is hit hard, against 24.1% of what left-handers make.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 185 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .331 average against Bednar and left-handers to .272.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 185 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .388 expected average against them, against .254 on his offspeed pitches.
105 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bednar is weak: 84.7 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
354 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bednar projects a .300 average, 75th percentile.
354 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 137th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.7% of the contact Bednar gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
354 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 176th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.8% of the contact against Bednar with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.5% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 245 with the bases empty.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.1% of the contact against Bednar is on the ground and 30.7% of it is in the air.
176 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Bednar has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 411 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Bednar and left-handers 85.6.
82 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 100 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bednar's splitter leaves the bat at 86.9 mph, against 83.2 off his curveball.
476 and 210 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bednar's stuff spins at 2,150 rpm, 28th percentile in the league.
354 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 386th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bednar averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 33rd percentile in the league.
354 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
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