One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .356 expected average against them, against .186 on his fastballs.
158 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.5% of the contact Gage gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 29th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gage is weak: 84.0 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 39th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gage's slider leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 80.1 off his changeup.
158 and 46 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gage works off the plate, with only 33.9% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gage projects a .279 average, 87th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gage's stuff spins at 2,066 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.1% of the contact against Gage with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.1% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gage averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
24.3% of the contact right-handers make against Gage is hit hard, against 28.6% of what left-handers make.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Gage is on the ground and 38.8% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.5 mph off the bat against Gage and left-handers 82.7.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 14 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .356 expected average against them, against .186 on his fastballs.
158 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.5% of the contact Gage gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 29th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gage is weak: 84.0 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 39th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gage projects a .279 average, 87th percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gage's slider leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 80.1 off his changeup.
158 and 46 of them thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gage works off the plate, with only 33.9% of his pitches in the zone, 3rd percentile.
313 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gage's stuff spins at 2,066 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 462nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
21.1% of the contact against Gage with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 28.1% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 181 with the bases empty.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gage averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
313 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
24.3% of the contact right-handers make against Gage is hit hard, against 28.6% of what left-handers make.
185 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Gage is on the ground and 38.8% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.5 mph off the bat against Gage and left-handers 82.7.
37 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 14 from left-handers.
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