Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Henriquez is weak: 81.9 mph off the bat on average, 98th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 77.4 mph off the bat against Henriquez and left-handers 88.3.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Henriquez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 76.1 off his sinker.
96 and 81 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Henriquez projects a .264 average, 90th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 52nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Henriquez averages 96.4 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 4th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .243 average against Henriquez and left-handers to .294.
147 pitches to right-handed hitters, 130 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.5% of the contact Henriquez gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Henriquez's stuff spins at 2,472 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Henriquez is on the ground and 36.4% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .297 expected average against them, against .254 on his fastballs.
75 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Henriquez have gone to left field.
19 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Henriquez is weak: 81.9 mph off the bat on average, 98th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Henriquez projects a .264 average, 90th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 52nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.5% of the contact Henriquez gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 77.4 mph off the bat against Henriquez and left-handers 88.3.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Henriquez is on the ground and 36.4% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Henriquez have gone to left field.
19 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Henriquez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 76.1 off his sinker.
96 and 81 of them thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Henriquez averages 96.4 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 4th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .243 average against Henriquez and left-handers to .294.
147 pitches to right-handed hitters, 130 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Henriquez's stuff spins at 2,472 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th 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 breaking balls: a .297 expected average against them, against .254 on his fastballs.
75 of his breaking balls thrown.