One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .172 on his offspeed pitches.
412 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Stroman gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 719th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stroman's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 79.6 off his splitter.
257 and 75 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
58.1% of the contact against Stroman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.5% with the bases empty.
150 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 554 with the bases empty.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Stroman has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .316 average against Stroman and left-handers to .361.
291 pitches to right-handed hitters, 413 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Stroman and left-handers 91.5.
51 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stroman averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 667th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.7% of the contact against Stroman is on the ground and 31.5% of it is in the air.
130 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Stroman's stuff spins at 2,422 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 177th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Stroman, 30th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 545th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
47.1% of the contact right-handers make against Stroman is hit hard, against 51.9% of what left-handers make.
291 pitches to right-handed hitters, 413 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stroman projects a .344 average, 36th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 498th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .172 on his offspeed pitches.
412 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Stroman gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 719th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Stroman, 30th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 545th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stroman projects a .344 average, 36th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 498th 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 Stroman's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 79.6 off his splitter.
257 and 75 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
58.1% of the contact against Stroman with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.5% with the bases empty.
150 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 554 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Stroman has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.2 mph off the bat against Stroman and left-handers 91.5.
51 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
47.7% of the contact against Stroman is on the ground and 31.5% of it is in the air.
130 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .316 average against Stroman and left-handers to .361.
291 pitches to right-handed hitters, 413 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
47.1% of the contact right-handers make against Stroman is hit hard, against 51.9% of what left-handers make.
291 pitches to right-handed hitters, 413 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stroman averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 667th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Stroman's stuff spins at 2,422 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 177th in MLB.
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