He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .288 average against McCullers Jr. and left-handers to .376.
262 pitches to right-handed hitters, 434 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
39.3% of the contact against McCullers Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.5% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 514 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McCullers Jr.'s knuckle curve leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 86.8 off his changeup.
107 and 95 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.5% of the contact McCullers Jr. gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 486th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against McCullers Jr., 11th percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 480th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McCullers Jr. averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
696 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 448th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McCullers Jr. has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 393 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.3% of the contact against McCullers Jr. is on the ground and 32.7% of it is in the air.
104 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
McCullers Jr. works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against McCullers Jr. have gone to right field.
46 of 105 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McCullers Jr. projects a .338 average, 38th percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 335th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.4 mph off the bat against McCullers Jr. and left-handers 90.8.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 59 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .288 average against McCullers Jr. and left-handers to .376.
262 pitches to right-handed hitters, 434 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
39.3% of the contact against McCullers Jr. with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 54.5% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 514 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McCullers Jr.'s knuckle curve leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 86.8 off his changeup.
107 and 95 of them thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.5% of the contact McCullers Jr. gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 486th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against McCullers Jr., 11th percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 480th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McCullers Jr. projects a .338 average, 38th percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 335th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McCullers Jr. averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
696 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 448th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
McCullers Jr. has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to left field, the longest 393 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.3% of the contact against McCullers Jr. is on the ground and 32.7% of it is in the air.
104 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against McCullers Jr. have gone to right field.
46 of 105 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.4 mph off the bat against McCullers Jr. and left-handers 90.8.
46 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 59 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
McCullers Jr. works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
696 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
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