Too much of the contact against him is loud
54% of the contact Assad gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .363 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
305 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Assad has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 446 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Assad, 17th percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Assad lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Assad's cutter leaves the bat at 96.1 mph, against 91.8 off his 4-seam fastball.
73 and 55 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Assad and left-handers to .368.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
59.3% of the contact against Assad with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 51.7% with the bases empty.
128 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 290 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Assad's stuff spins at 2,086 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
418 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.1% of the balls put in play against Assad have gone to centre field.
41 of 87 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Assad and left-handers 92.4.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 41 from left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Assad projects a .345 average, 32nd percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
52.2% of the contact right-handers make against Assad is hit hard, against 56.1% of what left-handers make.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.9% of the contact against Assad is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
86 tracked batted balls allowed.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
54% of the contact Assad gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Assad, 17th percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Assad projects a .345 average, 32nd percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .363 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
305 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Assad has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 446 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.1% of the balls put in play against Assad have gone to centre field.
41 of 87 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Assad and left-handers 92.4.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 41 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.9% of the contact against Assad is on the ground and 34.9% of it is in the air.
86 tracked 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
Assad lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
418 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Assad's cutter leaves the bat at 96.1 mph, against 91.8 off his 4-seam fastball.
73 and 55 of them thrown.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Assad and left-handers to .368.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
52.2% of the contact right-handers make against Assad is hit hard, against 56.1% of what left-handers make.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 234 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
59.3% of the contact against Assad with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 51.7% with the bases empty.
128 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 290 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Assad's stuff spins at 2,086 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
418 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
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