Both sides hit him about the same
40.7% of the contact right-handers make against Leahy is hit hard, against 60.3% of what left-handers make.
317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .318 average against Leahy and left-handers to .415.
317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.2% of the contact against Leahy is on the ground and 23.2% of it is in the air.
125 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Leahy gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 491st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leahy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.5 mph, against 84.0 off his sweeper.
218 and 85 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.9 mph off the bat against Leahy and left-handers 95.4.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Leahy, 11th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leahy projects a .370 average, 13th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.5% of the contact against Leahy with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 53.2% with the bases empty.
166 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .349 on his breaking balls.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52% of the balls put in play against Leahy have gone to centre field.
66 of 127 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Leahy works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 345th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leahy has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 425 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Leahy's stuff spins at 2,208 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
690 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
40.7% of the contact right-handers make against Leahy is hit hard, against 60.3% of what left-handers make.
317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .318 average against Leahy and left-handers to .415.
317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.2% of the contact against Leahy is on the ground and 23.2% of it is in the air.
125 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.9 mph off the bat against Leahy and left-handers 95.4.
59 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52% of the balls put in play against Leahy have gone to centre field.
66 of 127 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Leahy has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 425 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Leahy gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 491st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Leahy, 11th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leahy projects a .370 average, 13th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th 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 Leahy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.5 mph, against 84.0 off his sweeper.
218 and 85 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45.5% of the contact against Leahy with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 53.2% with the bases empty.
166 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .349 on his breaking balls.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Leahy works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 345th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Leahy's stuff spins at 2,208 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
690 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
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