Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.8% of the contact against Jax with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.1% with the bases empty.
115 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jax's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 81.9 off his changeup.
99 and 64 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.7% of the contact against Jax is on the ground and 28.1% of it is in the air.
64 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .306 average against Jax and left-handers to .365.
182 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Jax's stuff spins at 2,544 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
388 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .364 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Jax has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jax is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
388 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Jax averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
388 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.9% of the contact right-handers make against Jax is hit hard, against 35.9% of what left-handers make.
182 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jax works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
388 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 88.1 mph off the bat against Jax and left-handers 85.5.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jax projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
388 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 344th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Jax have gone to centre field.
29 of 67 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.8% of the contact against Jax with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 34.1% with the bases empty.
115 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jax's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.7 mph, against 81.9 off his changeup.
99 and 64 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.7% of the contact against Jax is on the ground and 28.1% of it is in the air.
64 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Jax has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 432 feet.
3 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 Jax and left-handers 85.5.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Jax have gone to centre field.
29 of 67 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .306 average against Jax and left-handers to .365.
182 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.9% of the contact right-handers make against Jax is hit hard, against 35.9% of what left-handers make.
182 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Jax's stuff spins at 2,544 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
388 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .364 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jax is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
388 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jax projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
388 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 344th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Jax averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
388 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Jax works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
388 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
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