Both sides hit him about the same
56.4% of the contact right-handers make against Williams is hit hard, against 39.5% of what left-handers make.
348 pitches to right-handed hitters, 510 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Williams's cutter leaves the bat at 98.1 mph, against 87.0 off his sweeper.
79 and 231 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Williams, 14th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 463rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.9% of the contact against Williams with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.6% with the bases empty.
163 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 695 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Williams is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
136 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .389 average against Williams and left-handers to .330.
348 pitches to right-handed hitters, 510 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Williams gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 433rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williams has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 430 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .377 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
448 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Williams projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Williams and left-handers 90.0.
55 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 81 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Williams lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 168th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Williams averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
858 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
56.4% of the contact right-handers make against Williams is hit hard, against 39.5% of what left-handers make.
348 pitches to right-handed hitters, 510 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .389 average against Williams and left-handers to .330.
348 pitches to right-handed hitters, 510 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Williams's cutter leaves the bat at 98.1 mph, against 87.0 off his sweeper.
79 and 231 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Williams, 14th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 463rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Williams gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 433rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Williams projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.9% of the contact against Williams with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.6% with the bases empty.
163 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 695 with the bases empty.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.8% of the contact against Williams is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
136 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Williams has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 430 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.7 mph off the bat against Williams and left-handers 90.0.
55 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 81 from left-handers.
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 fastballs: a .377 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
448 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Williams lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 69th percentile.
858 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 168th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Williams averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
858 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 206th in MLB.
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