Both sides hit him about the same
45.5% of the contact right-handers make against Pagan is hit hard, against 68.2% of what left-handers make.
119 pitches to right-handed hitters, 113 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.8% of the contact Pagan gives up is hit hard, 2nd percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 524th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Pagan has given up 7 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Pagan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 62.5% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 169 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25% of the contact against Pagan is on the ground and 57.1% of it is in the air.
112 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pagan's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 85.0 off his cutter.
425 and 130 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Pagan, 10th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 481st in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Pagan works off the plate, with only 39% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 459th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pagan projects a .296 average, 78th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 117th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.6% of the balls put in play against Pagan have gone to centre field.
52 of 114 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Pagan's stuff spins at 2,173 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Pagan and left-handers 90.5.
58 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 55 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.5% of the contact right-handers make against Pagan is hit hard, against 68.2% of what left-handers make.
119 pitches to right-handed hitters, 113 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
56.8% of the contact Pagan gives up is hit hard, 2nd percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 524th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Pagan, 10th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 481st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pagan projects a .296 average, 78th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 117th in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Pagan has given up 7 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25% of the contact against Pagan is on the ground and 57.1% of it is in the air.
112 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.6% of the balls put in play against Pagan have gone to centre field.
52 of 114 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Pagan and left-handers 90.5.
58 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 55 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Pagan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 62.5% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 169 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pagan's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 85.0 off his cutter.
425 and 130 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Pagan works off the plate, with only 39% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
232 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 459th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Pagan's stuff spins at 2,173 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
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