The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.5% of the contact against Brown is on the ground and 24.8% of it is in the air.
266 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .244 average, 95th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 79.7 off his sinker.
560 and 593 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 80.8 mph off the bat against Brown and left-handers 89.9.
125 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 143 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Brown is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brown averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
180 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Brown lives in the strike zone: 46.1% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.9% of the balls put in play against Brown have gone to centre field.
131 of 268 located batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .272 expected average against them, against .238 on his fastballs.
53 of his breaking balls thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brown has given up 11 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.5% of the contact against Brown is on the ground and 24.8% of it is in the air.
266 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 80.8 mph off the bat against Brown and left-handers 89.9.
125 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 143 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.9% of the balls put in play against Brown have gone to centre field.
131 of 268 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brown has given up 11 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .244 average, 95th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Brown is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 79.7 off his sinker.
560 and 593 of them thrown.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brown averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
180 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Brown lives in the strike zone: 46.1% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .272 expected average against them, against .238 on his fastballs.
53 of his breaking balls thrown.
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