Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Perkins is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
124 pitches to right-handed hitters, 183 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .419 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perkins's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.
127 and 55 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.7% of the contact against Perkins with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perkins projects a .344 average, 32nd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perkins averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Perkins, 36th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37% of the contact against Perkins is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
46 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Perkins's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Perkins works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
33.3% of the contact right-handers make against Perkins is hit hard, against 50% of what left-handers make.
124 pitches to right-handed hitters, 183 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .419 expected average against them, against .288 on his offspeed pitches.
97 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Perkins's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 86.3 off his changeup.
127 and 55 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
46.7% of the contact against Perkins with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.7% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Perkins projects a .344 average, 32nd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 365th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Perkins, 36th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Perkins averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37% of the contact against Perkins is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
46 tracked batted balls allowed.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Perkins's stuff spins at 2,178 rpm, 33rd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Perkins works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
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