Both sides hit him about the same
46.9% of the contact right-handers make against Varland is hit hard, against 66.7% of what left-handers make.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
54% of the contact Varland gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 514th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Varland with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 59.4% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Varland and left-handers 94.2.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .409 expected average against them, against .328 on his fastballs.
121 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Varland projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 454th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Varland's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 88.5 off his slider.
143 and 121 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Varland, 19th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 433rd in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .351 average against Varland and left-handers to .396.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Varland averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
269 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 124th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Varland have gone to right field.
23 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Varland works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 351st in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
46.9% of the contact right-handers make against Varland is hit hard, against 66.7% of what left-handers make.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .351 average against Varland and left-handers to .396.
148 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
54% of the contact Varland gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 514th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Varland projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 454th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.7 mph off the bat against Varland, 19th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 433rd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
44.4% of the contact against Varland with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 59.4% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Varland and left-handers 94.2.
32 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 18 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Varland have gone to right field.
23 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .409 expected average against them, against .328 on his fastballs.
121 of his breaking balls thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Varland's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 88.5 off his slider.
143 and 121 of them thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Varland averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
269 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 124th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Varland works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
269 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 351st in MLB.
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