Both sides hit him about the same
17.9% of the contact right-handers make against Santana is hit hard, against 54.5% of what left-handers make.
143 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .417 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
51 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Santana's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 82.8 off his changeup.
118 and 51 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.1 mph off the bat against Santana and left-handers 90.6.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .303 average against Santana and left-handers to .377.
143 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Santana works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Santana's stuff spins at 2,438 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Santana projects a .343 average, 33rd percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
28.3% of the contact against Santana is on the ground and 38.3% of it is in the air.
60 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
17.9% of the contact right-handers make against Santana is hit hard, against 54.5% of what left-handers make.
143 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .303 average against Santana and left-handers to .377.
143 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
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 .417 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
51 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Santana's slider leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 82.8 off his changeup.
118 and 51 of them thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.1 mph off the bat against Santana and left-handers 90.6.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
28.3% of the contact against Santana is on the ground and 38.3% of it is in the air.
60 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Santana works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Santana's stuff spins at 2,438 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
317 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Santana projects a .343 average, 33rd percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
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