Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Latz is hit hard, against 63% of what left-handers make.
193 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Latz projects a .237 average, 96th percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .334 expected average against them, against .160 on his offspeed pitches.
112 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Latz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 80.5 off his changeup.
167 and 50 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .201 average against Latz and left-handers to .275.
193 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.1% of the contact Latz gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 464th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Latz and left-handers 93.3.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Latz, 17th percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Latz lives in the strike zone: 46.5% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.7% of the contact against Latz is on the ground and 46.3% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Latz have gone to right field.
24 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Latz's stuff spins at 2,320 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
344 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Latz is hit hard, against 63% of what left-handers make.
193 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .201 average against Latz and left-handers to .275.
193 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Latz projects a .237 average, 96th percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.1% of the contact Latz gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 464th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Latz, 17th percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th 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 .334 expected average against them, against .160 on his offspeed pitches.
112 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 Latz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 80.5 off his changeup.
167 and 50 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Latz and left-handers 93.3.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 27 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
40.7% of the contact against Latz is on the ground and 46.3% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Latz have gone to right field.
24 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Latz lives in the strike zone: 46.5% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
344 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Latz's stuff spins at 2,320 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
344 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
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