Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Waldichuk is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 18th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .237 on his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Waldichuk's curveball leaves the bat at 86.6 mph, against 76.1 off his 4-seam fastball.
61 and 52 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Waldichuk works off the plate, with only 36.8% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Waldichuk averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Waldichuk is on the ground and 52% of it is in the air.
25 tracked batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Waldichuk gives up is hit hard, 66th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Waldichuk has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 414 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Waldichuk's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.3% of the balls put in play against Waldichuk have gone to right field.
11 of 26 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Waldichuk is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 18th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Waldichuk gives up is hit hard, 66th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .237 on his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Waldichuk's curveball leaves the bat at 86.6 mph, against 76.1 off his 4-seam fastball.
61 and 52 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Waldichuk works off the plate, with only 36.8% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Waldichuk averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Waldichuk is on the ground and 52% of it is in the air.
25 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Waldichuk has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 414 feet.
4 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 Waldichuk have gone to right field.
11 of 26 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Waldichuk's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
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