There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scholtens's slider leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.2 off his sinker.
233 and 182 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.5 mph off the bat against Scholtens and left-handers 89.5.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 82 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Scholtens is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .332 expected average against them, against .256 on his offspeed pitches.
221 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Scholtens gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
29.5% of the contact right-handers make against Scholtens is hit hard, against 35.2% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Scholtens has given up 12 tracked home runs, 7 of them to right field, the longest 427 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Scholtens projects a .301 average, 73rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Scholtens with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.8% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 420 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Scholtens's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scholtens lives in the strike zone: 44.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 193rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scholtens averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scholtens's slider leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 83.2 off his sinker.
233 and 182 of them thrown.
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 84.5 mph off the bat against Scholtens and left-handers 89.5.
72 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 82 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Scholtens has given up 12 tracked home runs, 7 of them to right field, the longest 427 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Scholtens is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.7% of the contact Scholtens gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Scholtens projects a .301 average, 73rd percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th 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 .332 expected average against them, against .256 on his offspeed pitches.
221 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
29.5% of the contact right-handers make against Scholtens is hit hard, against 35.2% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 254 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
28.6% of the contact against Scholtens with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.8% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 420 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Scholtens's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scholtens lives in the strike zone: 44.2% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
511 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 193rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scholtens averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
511 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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