There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Springs's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 81.0 off his changeup.
341 and 157 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Springs gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Springs averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .327 expected average against them, against .269 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Springs's stuff spins at 2,072 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Springs projects a .299 average, 75th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
35.2% of the contact against Springs is on the ground and 45.8% of it is in the air.
142 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Springs have gone to centre field.
66 of 145 located batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Springs is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
31.4% of the contact right-handers make against Springs is hit hard, against 34.9% of what left-handers make.
589 pitches to right-handed hitters, 196 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Springs's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.9 mph, against 81.0 off his changeup.
341 and 157 of them thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.4% of the contact Springs gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Springs projects a .299 average, 75th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Springs is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
785 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Springs averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 7th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th 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 .327 expected average against them, against .269 on his fastballs.
266 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Springs's stuff spins at 2,072 rpm, 15th percentile in the league.
785 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
35.2% of the contact against Springs is on the ground and 45.8% of it is in the air.
142 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Springs have gone to centre field.
66 of 145 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31.4% of the contact right-handers make against Springs is hit hard, against 34.9% of what left-handers make.
589 pitches to right-handed hitters, 196 to left-handed hitters.
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