Both sides hit him about the same
20% of the contact right-handers make against Ritchie is hit hard, against 43.6% of what left-handers make.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 244 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
12.5% of the contact against Ritchie with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.2% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 304 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .189 average against Ritchie and left-handers to .321.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 244 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.6 mph off the bat against Ritchie and left-handers 90.4.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ritchie's curveball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 81.0 off his sinker.
93 and 45 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ritchie projects a .276 average, 88th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .320 expected average against them, against .246 on his fastballs.
65 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ritchie works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.1% of the contact against Ritchie is on the ground and 33.9% of it is in the air.
59 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Ritchie gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45% of the balls put in play against Ritchie have gone to centre field.
27 of 60 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ritchie averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
366 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ritchie has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 426 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Both sides hit him about the same
20% of the contact right-handers make against Ritchie is hit hard, against 43.6% of what left-handers make.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 244 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .189 average against Ritchie and left-handers to .321.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 244 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
12.5% of the contact against Ritchie with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.2% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 304 with the bases empty.
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 83.6 mph off the bat against Ritchie and left-handers 90.4.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 39 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.1% of the contact against Ritchie is on the ground and 33.9% of it is in the air.
59 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45% of the balls put in play against Ritchie have gone to centre field.
27 of 60 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ritchie has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 426 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 Ritchie's curveball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 81.0 off his sinker.
93 and 45 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ritchie projects a .276 average, 88th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Ritchie gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th 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 offspeed pitches: a .320 expected average against them, against .246 on his fastballs.
65 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ritchie works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ritchie averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
366 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
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