Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Williams is hit hard, against 41.2% of what left-handers make.
109 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .266 average against Williams and left-handers to .413.
109 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Williams's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
398 and 349 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williams has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 416 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .364 expected average against them, against .302 on his fastballs.
122 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Williams gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Williams works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 472nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Williams's stuff spins at 2,429 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
248 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Williams projects a .342 average, 33rd percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 359th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.8% of the contact against Williams is on the ground and 33.6% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Williams is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 185th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Williams is hit hard, against 41.2% of what left-handers make.
109 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .266 average against Williams and left-handers to .413.
109 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 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 Williams's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 82.2 off his changeup.
398 and 349 of them thrown.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williams has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 416 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.8% of the contact against Williams is on the ground and 33.6% of it is in the air.
110 tracked batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .364 expected average against them, against .302 on his fastballs.
122 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Williams gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Williams projects a .342 average, 33rd percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 359th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Williams is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 185th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Williams works off the plate, with only 38.3% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
248 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 472nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Williams's stuff spins at 2,429 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
248 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
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