Both sides hit him about the same
58.3% of the contact right-handers make against Garcia is hit hard, against 36.7% of what left-handers make.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .260 on his offspeed pitches.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Garcia and left-handers 84.0.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 30 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 69.1 off his splitter.
51 and 74 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .373 average, 12th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 474th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.4% of the balls put in play against Garcia have gone to centre field.
31 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .405 average against Garcia and left-handers to .346.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Garcia's stuff spins at 1,993 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 496th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 432nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Garcia with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
58.3% of the contact right-handers make against Garcia is hit hard, against 36.7% of what left-handers make.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .405 average against Garcia and left-handers to .346.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .260 on his offspeed pitches.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Garcia and left-handers 84.0.
24 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 30 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
54.4% of the balls put in play against Garcia have gone to centre field.
31 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 69.1 off his splitter.
51 and 74 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .373 average, 12th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 474th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 432nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Garcia's stuff spins at 1,993 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 496th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Garcia with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.
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