One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .374 expected average against them, against .163 on his breaking balls.
92 of his fastballs thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31% of the contact Backhus gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
161 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Backhus has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 438 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Backhus averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
161 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Backhus lives in the strike zone: 47.8% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
161 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.9% of the contact against Backhus is on the ground and 28.1% of it is in the air.
64 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Backhus's stuff spins at 2,105 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
161 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 424th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Backhus's sinker leaves the bat at 86.7 mph, against 84.1 off his sweeper.
196 and 121 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Backhus projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
161 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 181st in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Backhus and left-handers 84.1.
39 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .374 expected average against them, against .163 on his breaking balls.
92 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31% of the contact Backhus gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
161 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Backhus projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
161 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 181st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Backhus has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 438 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.9% of the contact against Backhus is on the ground and 28.1% of it is in the air.
64 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Backhus and left-handers 84.1.
39 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Backhus averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
161 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Backhus lives in the strike zone: 47.8% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
161 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Backhus's stuff spins at 2,105 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
161 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 424th 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 Backhus's sinker leaves the bat at 86.7 mph, against 84.1 off his sweeper.
196 and 121 of them thrown.
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