Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.9% of the contact against Brown with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.9% with the bases empty.
85 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 417 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Brown, 7th percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 723rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 84.0 off his knuckle curve.
287 and 90 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.6% of the balls put in play against Brown have gone to centre field.
41 of 81 located batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.7% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 611th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
48.8% of the contact right-handers make against Brown is hit hard, against 42.1% of what left-handers make.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 263 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .385 expected average against them, against .343 on his breaking balls.
287 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Brown's stuff spins at 2,398 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
502 pitches in 2025. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 196th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .352 average, 28th percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 562nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brown has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 441 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Brown works off the plate, with only 45.4% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 497th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Brown and left-handers 92.7.
43 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
57.9% of the contact against Brown with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.9% with the bases empty.
85 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 417 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.7 mph off the bat against Brown, 7th percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 723rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.7% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 611th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .352 average, 28th percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 562nd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 84.0 off his knuckle curve.
287 and 90 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.6% of the balls put in play against Brown have gone to centre field.
41 of 81 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Brown has given up 6 tracked home runs, 3 of them to centre field, the longest 441 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Brown and left-handers 92.7.
43 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 38 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
48.8% of the contact right-handers make against Brown is hit hard, against 42.1% of what left-handers make.
239 pitches to right-handed hitters, 263 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 .385 expected average against them, against .343 on his breaking balls.
287 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Brown's stuff spins at 2,398 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
502 pitches in 2025. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 196th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Brown works off the plate, with only 45.4% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
502 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 497th in MLB.