One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .495 expected average against them, against .253 on his fastballs.
121 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
12.5% of the contact against Leasure with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.6% with the bases empty.
79 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 198 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25% of the contact against Leasure is on the ground and 53.8% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Leasure, 10th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leasure's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 89.8 off his slider.
160 and 129 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.8% of the contact right-handers make against Leasure is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 111 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leasure has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Leasure works off the plate, with only 38.9% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 463rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leasure projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 391st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leasure averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 120th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Leasure have gone to centre field.
22 of 52 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Leasure gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Leasure and left-handers 93.3.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .495 expected average against them, against .253 on his fastballs.
121 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
12.5% of the contact against Leasure with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.6% with the bases empty.
79 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 198 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25% of the contact against Leasure is on the ground and 53.8% of it is in the air.
52 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leasure has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 425 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Leasure have gone to centre field.
22 of 52 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Leasure and left-handers 93.3.
27 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Leasure, 10th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leasure projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 391st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.9% of the contact Leasure gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leasure's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 89.8 off his slider.
160 and 129 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.8% of the contact right-handers make against Leasure is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 111 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Leasure works off the plate, with only 38.9% of his pitches in the zone, 14th percentile.
277 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 463rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Leasure averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
277 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 120th in MLB.
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