He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .431 average against Avila and left-handers to .337.
108 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Avila with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.3% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 223 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Avila's sinker leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
96 and 79 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.8% of the contact against Avila is on the ground and 25.6% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Avila projects a .365 average, 17th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.2% of the contact right-handers make against Avila is hit hard, against 35.5% of what left-handers make.
108 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Avila's stuff spins at 2,480 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Avila averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 86th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Avila, 26th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 397th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .405 expected average against them, against .360 on his fastballs.
107 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Avila and left-handers 89.2.
13 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Avila works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 409th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Avila have gone to centre field.
19 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .431 average against Avila and left-handers to .337.
108 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
46.2% of the contact right-handers make against Avila is hit hard, against 35.5% of what left-handers make.
108 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
28.6% of the contact against Avila with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.3% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 223 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Avila's sinker leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
96 and 79 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
48.8% of the contact against Avila is on the ground and 25.6% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Avila and left-handers 89.2.
13 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.2% of the balls put in play against Avila have gone to centre field.
19 of 44 located batted balls allowed.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Avila projects a .365 average, 17th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.1 mph off the bat against Avila, 26th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 397th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Avila's stuff spins at 2,480 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Avila averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 86th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .405 expected average against them, against .360 on his fastballs.
107 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Avila works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 409th in MLB.
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