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.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Santana and left-handers 90.3.
83 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 90 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Santana's sinker leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 85.9 off his changeup.
112 and 129 of them thrown.
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
33.7% of the contact against Santana is on the ground and 41.3% of it is in the air.
172 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Santana has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 422 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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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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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Santana and left-handers 90.3.
83 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 90 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
33.7% of the contact against Santana is on the ground and 41.3% of it is in the air.
172 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Santana has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 422 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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 sinker leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 85.9 off his changeup.
112 and 129 of them thrown.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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