Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27% of the contact Speier gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 41st in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Speier and left-handers 82.5.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Speier is weak: 85.3 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
207 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 73rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Speier's sinker leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 82.4 off his slider.
67 and 73 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Speier lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Speier is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
36 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .345 expected average against them, against .308 on his fastballs.
73 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 Speier have gone to right field.
16 of 37 located batted balls allowed.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Speier averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Speier's stuff spins at 2,201 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 336th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27% of the contact Speier gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 41st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Speier is weak: 85.3 mph off the bat on average, 87th percentile.
207 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 73rd in MLB.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Speier and left-handers 82.5.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 17 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Speier is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
36 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Speier have gone to right field.
16 of 37 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Speier's sinker leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 82.4 off his slider.
67 and 73 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Speier lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
207 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .345 expected average against them, against .308 on his fastballs.
73 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Speier averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Speier's stuff spins at 2,201 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
207 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 336th in MLB.