He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .494 average against Hoffman and left-handers to .276.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 220 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.2% of the contact against Hoffman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 26.5% with the bases empty.
105 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hoffman projects a .379 average, 9th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
175 of his fastballs thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.5% of the contact right-handers make against Hoffman is hit hard, against 25.9% of what left-handers make.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 220 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Hoffman gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46% of the contact against Hoffman is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
150 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hoffman's sinker leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 86.3 off his splitter.
45 and 240 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hoffman averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hoffman works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hoffman's stuff spins at 2,380 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.5% of the balls put in play against Hoffman have gone to centre field.
65 of 153 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hoffman has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .494 average against Hoffman and left-handers to .276.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 220 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.5% of the contact right-handers make against Hoffman is hit hard, against 25.9% of what left-handers make.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 220 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
41.2% of the contact against Hoffman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 26.5% with the bases empty.
105 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hoffman projects a .379 average, 9th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Hoffman gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
175 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46% of the contact against Hoffman is on the ground and 28.7% of it is in the air.
150 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.5% of the balls put in play against Hoffman have gone to centre field.
65 of 153 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Hoffman has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 421 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hoffman's sinker leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 86.3 off his splitter.
45 and 240 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hoffman averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hoffman works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hoffman's stuff spins at 2,380 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
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