One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .433 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
55 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.3% of the contact May gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off May's curveball leaves the bat at 98.1 mph, against 83.5 off his sweeper.
60 and 143 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
58.8% of the contact against May with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.4% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 637 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
May's stuff spins at 2,504 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
May averages 92.6 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 65th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against May is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
150 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against May, 25th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
May lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.4% of the balls put in play against May have gone to centre field.
66 of 152 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
54.5% of the contact right-handers make against May is hit hard, against 51% of what left-handers make.
283 pitches to right-handed hitters, 498 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
May has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 405 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .433 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
55 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.3% of the contact May gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against May, 25th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off May's curveball leaves the bat at 98.1 mph, against 83.5 off his sweeper.
60 and 143 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
58.8% of the contact against May with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.4% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 637 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
May's stuff spins at 2,504 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
May averages 92.6 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 65th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against May is on the ground and 31.3% of it is in the air.
150 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.4% of the balls put in play against May have gone to centre field.
66 of 152 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
May has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 405 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
May lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
54.5% of the contact right-handers make against May is hit hard, against 51% of what left-handers make.
283 pitches to right-handed hitters, 498 to left-handed hitters.
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