Both sides hit him about the same
54.1% of the contact right-handers make against Sterner is hit hard, against 42.3% of what left-handers make.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 154 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.2% of the contact Sterner gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Sterner is on the ground and 30.2% of it is in the air.
63 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Sterner with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 52.5% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 243 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sterner's stuff spins at 2,530 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
356 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sterner's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 85.7 off his cutter.
145 and 112 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Sterner and left-handers 85.3.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sterner is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 169th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sterner has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 389 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sterner averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
356 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 388th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sterner projects a .309 average, 65th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 187th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .314 expected average against them, against .288 on his breaking balls.
257 of his fastballs thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sterner lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Sterner have gone to centre field.
28 of 63 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
54.1% of the contact right-handers make against Sterner is hit hard, against 42.3% of what left-handers make.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 154 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
49.2% of the contact Sterner gives up is hit hard, 13th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sterner is weak: 87.1 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 169th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Sterner projects a .309 average, 65th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 187th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.6% of the contact against Sterner is on the ground and 30.2% of it is in the air.
63 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.3 mph off the bat against Sterner and left-handers 85.3.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Sterner has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 389 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Sterner have gone to centre field.
28 of 63 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
43.5% of the contact against Sterner with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 52.5% with the bases empty.
113 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 243 with the bases empty.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sterner's stuff spins at 2,530 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
356 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 49th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sterner's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 85.7 off his cutter.
145 and 112 of them thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sterner averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
356 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 388th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .314 expected average against them, against .288 on his breaking balls.
257 of his fastballs thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sterner lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
356 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
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