One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .406 expected average against them, against .225 on his breaking balls.
91 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Junis's sinker leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
52 and 97 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Junis is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Junis lives in the strike zone: 51.8% of his pitches are in it, 97th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 16th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .278 average against Junis and left-handers to .328.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 129 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Junis averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Junis's stuff spins at 2,076 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Junis gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Junis is on the ground and 33.3% of it is in the air.
54 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Junis projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Junis have gone to right field.
24 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .406 expected average against them, against .225 on his breaking balls.
91 of his fastballs 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 Junis's sinker leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 82.5 off his slider.
52 and 97 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Junis is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Junis gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Junis projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Junis lives in the strike zone: 51.8% of his pitches are in it, 97th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 16th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .278 average against Junis and left-handers to .328.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 129 to left-handed hitters.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Junis averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Junis's stuff spins at 2,076 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.4% of the contact against Junis is on the ground and 33.3% 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 Junis have gone to right field.
24 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
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