Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.9% of the contact against Clase with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.7% with the bases empty.
231 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 515 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Clase and left-handers 84.3.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 66 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.1% of the contact right-handers make against Clase is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 314 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Clase averages 95.8 mph across his arsenal, 98th percentile in the league.
746 pitches in 2025. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 13th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .335 expected average against them, against .266 on his breaking balls.
521 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Clase's stuff spins at 2,569 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
746 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 63rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Clase projects a .316 average, 74th percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 202nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Clase is on the ground and 29.4% of it is in the air.
136 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .336 average against Clase and left-handers to .294.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 314 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Clase lives in the strike zone: 49.7% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 160th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Clase is weak: 87.8 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 224th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.4% of the contact Clase gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 259th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.8% of the balls put in play against Clase have gone to centre field.
59 of 138 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
52.9% of the contact against Clase with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.7% with the bases empty.
231 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 515 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Clase and left-handers 84.3.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 66 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.6% of the contact against Clase is on the ground and 29.4% of it is in the air.
136 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.8% of the balls put in play against Clase have gone to centre field.
59 of 138 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
43.1% of the contact right-handers make against Clase is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 314 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .336 average against Clase and left-handers to .294.
432 pitches to right-handed hitters, 314 to left-handed hitters.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Clase averages 95.8 mph across his arsenal, 98th percentile in the league.
746 pitches in 2025. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 13th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .335 expected average against them, against .266 on his breaking balls.
521 of his fastballs thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Clase's stuff spins at 2,569 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
746 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 63rd in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Clase projects a .316 average, 74th percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 202nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Clase is weak: 87.8 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 224th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.4% of the contact Clase gives up is hit hard, 67th percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 259th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Clase lives in the strike zone: 49.7% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
746 pitches in 2025. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 160th in MLB.
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