There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Irvin's sinker leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 84.6 off his sweeper.
194 and 73 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Irvin gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.6% of the contact against Irvin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.5% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 613 with the bases empty.
Both sides hit him about the same
42.6% of the contact right-handers make against Irvin is hit hard, against 51.3% of what left-handers make.
290 pitches to right-handed hitters, 505 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Irvin and left-handers 91.3.
47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Irvin projects a .359 average, 21st percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 426th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Irvin lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Irvin averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
795 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 459th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Irvin, 29th percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .352 on his fastballs.
261 of his breaking balls thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Irvin's stuff spins at 2,375 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
795 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Irvin has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Irvin's sinker leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 84.6 off his sweeper.
194 and 73 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Irvin gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Irvin projects a .359 average, 21st percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 426th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Irvin, 29th percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.6% of the contact against Irvin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.5% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 613 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42.6% of the contact right-handers make against Irvin is hit hard, against 51.3% of what left-handers make.
290 pitches to right-handed hitters, 505 to left-handed hitters.
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 87.3 mph off the bat against Irvin and left-handers 91.3.
47 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Irvin has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Irvin lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
795 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Irvin averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
795 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 459th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .352 on his fastballs.
261 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Irvin's stuff spins at 2,375 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
795 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
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