He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .205 average against Waldron and left-handers to .367.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Waldron's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 79.2 off his cutter.
123 and 146 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .360 expected average against them, against .265 on his fastballs.
72 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.6% of the contact against Waldron with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.2% with the bases empty.
127 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Waldron's stuff spins at 1,621 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
399 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 534th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Waldron projects a .295 average, 79th percentile.
399 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 114th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Waldron averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
399 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.3% of the contact right-handers make against Waldron is hit hard, against 43.2% of what left-handers make.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Waldron lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
399 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 94th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Waldron have gone to centre field.
69 of 148 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Waldron and left-handers 88.2.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 78 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.8% of the contact against Waldron is on the ground and 38.4% of it is in the air.
146 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .205 average against Waldron and left-handers to .367.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
34.3% of the contact right-handers make against Waldron is hit hard, against 43.2% of what left-handers make.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Waldron's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 79.2 off his cutter.
123 and 146 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .360 expected average against them, against .265 on his fastballs.
72 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
47.6% of the contact against Waldron with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.2% with the bases empty.
127 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Waldron's stuff spins at 1,621 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
399 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 534th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Waldron projects a .295 average, 79th percentile.
399 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 114th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Waldron averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
399 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Waldron lives in the strike zone: 46.4% of his pitches are in it, 83rd percentile.
399 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 94th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.6% of the balls put in play against Waldron have gone to centre field.
69 of 148 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Waldron and left-handers 88.2.
70 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 78 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.8% of the contact against Waldron is on the ground and 38.4% of it is in the air.
146 tracked batted balls allowed.
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