Both sides hit him about the same
35.6% of the contact right-handers make against Rocker is hit hard, against 58.6% of what left-handers make.
276 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .443 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
55 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.7% of the contact against Rocker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.6% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.8 mph off the bat against Rocker and left-handers 94.1.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 58 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .306 average against Rocker and left-handers to .387.
276 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47% of the contact Rocker gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
659 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 440th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rocker's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 86.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
245 and 70 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.7% of the contact against Rocker is on the ground and 29.3% of it is in the air.
116 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.2% of the balls put in play against Rocker have gone to centre field.
64 of 118 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Rocker, 22nd percentile.
659 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 418th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Rocker's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 422nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rocker projects a .346 average, 31st percentile.
659 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rocker has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 443 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Both sides hit him about the same
35.6% of the contact right-handers make against Rocker is hit hard, against 58.6% of what left-handers make.
276 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .306 average against Rocker and left-handers to .387.
276 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 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 offspeed pitches: a .443 expected average against them, against .331 on his breaking balls.
55 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.7% of the contact against Rocker with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50.6% with the bases empty.
159 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 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 86.8 mph off the bat against Rocker and left-handers 94.1.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 58 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.7% of the contact against Rocker is on the ground and 29.3% of it is in the air.
116 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.2% of the balls put in play against Rocker have gone to centre field.
64 of 118 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Rocker has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 443 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
47% of the contact Rocker gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
659 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 440th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Rocker, 22nd percentile.
659 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 418th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Rocker projects a .346 average, 31st percentile.
659 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th 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 Rocker's sinker leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 86.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
245 and 70 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Rocker's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
659 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 422nd in MLB.
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