Both sides hit him about the same
32.3% of the contact right-handers make against Tonkin is hit hard, against 52.5% of what left-handers make.
183 pitches to right-handed hitters, 214 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .245 average against Tonkin and left-handers to .400.
183 pitches to right-handed hitters, 214 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Tonkin, 8th percentile.
397 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 715th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tonkin has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 446 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .355 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
258 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Tonkin and left-handers 93.5.
31 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 40 from left-handers.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Tonkin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.5% with the bases empty.
108 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tonkin's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 89.9 off his slider.
226 and 103 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Tonkin gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
397 pitches in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 519th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Tonkin lives in the strike zone: 48.6% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
397 pitches in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 250th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.8% of the contact against Tonkin is on the ground and 40.6% of it is in the air.
69 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Tonkin's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
397 pitches in 2025. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 302nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
32.3% of the contact right-handers make against Tonkin is hit hard, against 52.5% of what left-handers make.
183 pitches to right-handed hitters, 214 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .245 average against Tonkin and left-handers to .400.
183 pitches to right-handed hitters, 214 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Tonkin, 8th percentile.
397 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 715th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.7% of the contact Tonkin gives up is hit hard, 34th percentile.
397 pitches in 2025. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 519th in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Tonkin has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to centre field, the longest 446 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Tonkin and left-handers 93.5.
31 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 40 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34.8% of the contact against Tonkin is on the ground and 40.6% of it is in the air.
69 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 fastballs: a .355 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
258 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Tonkin with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.5% with the bases empty.
108 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tonkin's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 89.9 off his slider.
226 and 103 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Tonkin lives in the strike zone: 48.6% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
397 pitches in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 250th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Tonkin's stuff spins at 2,334 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
397 pitches in 2025. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 302nd in MLB.
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