Runners on base do not change how he is hit
18.2% of the contact against Darnell with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 52% with the bases empty.
69 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 116 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Darnell projects a .295 average, 90th percentile.
185 pitches in 2025. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 81st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Darnell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 85.8 off his splitter.
97 and 50 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Darnell's stuff spins at 1,994 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
185 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 718th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .317 expected average against them, against .265 on his fastballs.
50 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.2% of the balls put in play against Darnell have gone to centre field.
17 of 36 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Darnell works off the plate, with only 44.9% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
185 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 528th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
18.2% of the contact against Darnell with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 52% with the bases empty.
69 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 116 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Darnell projects a .295 average, 90th percentile.
185 pitches in 2025. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 81st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Darnell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 85.8 off his splitter.
97 and 50 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Darnell's stuff spins at 1,994 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
185 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 718th in MLB.
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 .317 expected average against them, against .265 on his fastballs.
50 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.2% of the balls put in play against Darnell have gone to centre field.
17 of 36 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Darnell works off the plate, with only 44.9% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
185 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 528th in MLB.
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