There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's slider leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 81.3 off his sinker.
221 and 161 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .309 average against Taylor and left-handers to .364.
205 pitches to right-handed hitters, 200 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Taylor, 20th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.2% of the contact against Taylor is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
193 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.4% of the contact right-handers make against Taylor is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
205 pitches to right-handed hitters, 200 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,456 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.3% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Taylor with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% with the bases empty.
130 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 275 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Taylor has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 460 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Taylor lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Taylor and left-handers 90.6.
96 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 102 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Taylor have gone to centre field.
86 of 199 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's slider leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 81.3 off his sinker.
221 and 161 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .309 average against Taylor and left-handers to .364.
205 pitches to right-handed hitters, 200 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.4% of the contact right-handers make against Taylor is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
205 pitches to right-handed hitters, 200 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Taylor, 20th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.3% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49.2% of the contact against Taylor is on the ground and 31.6% of it is in the air.
193 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Taylor has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 460 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.1 mph off the bat against Taylor and left-handers 90.6.
96 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 102 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Taylor have gone to centre field.
86 of 199 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,456 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Taylor with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.6% with the bases empty.
130 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 275 with the bases empty.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Taylor lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
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