He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .381 average against Topa and left-handers to .292.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .437 expected average against them, against .329 on his fastballs.
54 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Topa's sinker leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 85.7 off his cutter.
168 and 110 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.5% of the contact right-handers make against Topa is hit hard, against 54.5% of what left-handers make.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.9% of the contact against Topa is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Topa, 15th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 456th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Topa with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.8% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 226 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.4% of the balls put in play against Topa have gone to centre field.
43 of 79 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Topa gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 421st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Topa projects a .348 average, 29th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Topa lives in the strike zone: 44.8% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 154th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Topa and left-handers 88.4.
49 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Topa has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 453 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .381 average against Topa and left-handers to .292.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.5% of the contact right-handers make against Topa is hit hard, against 54.5% of what left-handers make.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 115 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 breaking balls: a .437 expected average against them, against .329 on his fastballs.
54 of his breaking balls 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 Topa's sinker leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 85.7 off his cutter.
168 and 110 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.9% of the contact against Topa is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
76 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.4% of the balls put in play against Topa have gone to centre field.
43 of 79 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Topa and left-handers 88.4.
49 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Topa has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 453 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Topa, 15th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 456th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Topa gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 421st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Topa projects a .348 average, 29th percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Topa with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.8% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 226 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Topa lives in the strike zone: 44.8% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
317 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 154th in MLB.
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