One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .407 expected average against them, against .218 on his fastballs.
82 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Strahm's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 82.1 off his sinker.
257 and 81 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.4% of the contact against Strahm is on the ground and 54% of it is in the air.
113 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Strahm projects a .267 average, 89th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Strahm has given up 12 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 433 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Strahm averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
281 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Strahm's stuff spins at 2,432 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
281 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 103rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Strahm lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Strahm, 33rd percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th 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 .407 expected average against them, against .218 on his fastballs.
82 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Strahm's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 82.1 off his sinker.
257 and 81 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
27.4% of the contact against Strahm is on the ground and 54% of it is in the air.
113 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Strahm has given up 12 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 433 feet.
12 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Strahm projects a .267 average, 89th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 59th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Strahm, 33rd percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 360th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Strahm averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
281 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Strahm's stuff spins at 2,432 rpm, 81st percentile in the league.
281 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 103rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Strahm lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
281 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.