He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Herget and left-handers to .288.
162 pitches to right-handed hitters, 125 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .446 expected average against them, against .274 on his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Herget's sinker leaves the bat at 95.3 mph, against 78.0 off his changeup.
205 and 86 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Herget's stuff spins at 2,587 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
287 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Herget averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
287 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 506th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Herget gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
287 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 419th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Herget lives in the strike zone: 48.4% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
287 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Herget have gone to centre field.
75 of 161 located batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
44% of the contact right-handers make against Herget is hit hard, against 47.8% of what left-handers make.
162 pitches to right-handed hitters, 125 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Herget has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 426 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Herget and left-handers to .288.
162 pitches to right-handed hitters, 125 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
44% of the contact right-handers make against Herget is hit hard, against 47.8% of what left-handers make.
162 pitches to right-handed hitters, 125 to left-handed hitters.
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 fastballs: a .446 expected average against them, against .274 on his breaking balls.
93 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 Herget's sinker leaves the bat at 95.3 mph, against 78.0 off his changeup.
205 and 86 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Herget's stuff spins at 2,587 rpm, 95th percentile in the league.
287 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Herget averages 85.2 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
287 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 506th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Herget gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
287 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 419th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Herget lives in the strike zone: 48.4% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
287 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Herget have gone to centre field.
75 of 161 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Herget has given up 10 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 426 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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