There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.8 off his curveball.
219 and 89 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.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Taylor is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Taylor have gone to centre field.
24 of 54 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.8 off his curveball.
219 and 89 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Taylor is on the ground and 30% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Taylor have gone to centre field.
24 of 54 located batted balls allowed.
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 .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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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