Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Whitlock is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 127 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Whitlock with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 26.5% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 219 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .307 average against Whitlock and left-handers to .409.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 127 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 80.9 mph off the bat against Whitlock and left-handers 93.8.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Whitlock is weak: 85.4 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
286 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.2% of the contact Whitlock gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
286 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.8% of the balls put in play against Whitlock have gone to centre field.
21 of 43 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Whitlock's stuff spins at 2,099 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Whitlock's changeup leaves the bat at 87.1 mph, against 84.5 off his sinker.
51 and 136 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .365 expected average against them, against .324 on his offspeed pitches.
99 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Whitlock projects a .342 average, 33rd percentile.
286 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Whitlock is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 127 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .307 average against Whitlock and left-handers to .409.
159 pitches to right-handed hitters, 127 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Whitlock with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 26.5% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 219 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 80.9 mph off the bat against Whitlock and left-handers 93.8.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.8% of the balls put in play against Whitlock have gone to centre field.
21 of 43 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Whitlock is weak: 85.4 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
286 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.2% of the contact Whitlock gives up is hit hard, 86th percentile.
286 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Whitlock projects a .342 average, 33rd percentile.
286 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Whitlock's stuff spins at 2,099 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
286 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Whitlock's changeup leaves the bat at 87.1 mph, against 84.5 off his sinker.
51 and 136 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .365 expected average against them, against .324 on his offspeed pitches.
99 of his breaking balls thrown.
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