He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .260 average against Rasmussen and left-handers to .345.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 466 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .169 on his offspeed pitches.
570 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.1% of the contact against Rasmussen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% with the bases empty.
107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 577 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 81.6 off his changeup.
188 and 65 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.8% of the contact against Rasmussen is on the ground and 30.3% of it is in the air.
119 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rasmussen is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rasmussen averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rasmussen's stuff spins at 2,426 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rasmussen has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.9% of the contact right-handers make against Rasmussen is hit hard, against 31.2% of what left-handers make.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 466 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Rasmussen have gone to centre field.
50 of 120 located batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rasmussen lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .260 average against Rasmussen and left-handers to .345.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 466 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.9% of the contact right-handers make against Rasmussen is hit hard, against 31.2% of what left-handers make.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 466 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 fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .169 on his offspeed pitches.
570 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.1% of the contact against Rasmussen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.7% with the bases empty.
107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 577 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 81.6 off his changeup.
188 and 65 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.8% of the contact against Rasmussen is on the ground and 30.3% of it is in the air.
119 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rasmussen has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Rasmussen have gone to centre field.
50 of 120 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rasmussen is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rasmussen averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rasmussen's stuff spins at 2,426 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rasmussen lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
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