Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Abel is hit hard, against 48.3% of what left-handers make.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 179 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .484 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
165 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Abel projects a .384 average, 8th percentile.
357 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Abel's changeup leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 72.4 off his curveball.
63 and 43 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Abel is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
357 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .409 average against Abel and left-handers to .359.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 179 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Abel with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.8% with the bases empty.
106 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 251 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.2 mph off the bat against Abel and left-handers 87.0.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Abel's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
357 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.9% of the balls put in play against Abel have gone to centre field.
25 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Abel lives in the strike zone: 44.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
357 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Abel is hit hard, against 48.3% of what left-handers make.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 179 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .409 average against Abel and left-handers to .359.
178 pitches to right-handed hitters, 179 to left-handed hitters.
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 .484 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
165 of his fastballs thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Abel projects a .384 average, 8th percentile.
357 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Abel is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
357 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Abel's changeup leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 72.4 off his curveball.
63 and 43 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Abel with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.8% with the bases empty.
106 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 251 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.2 mph off the bat against Abel and left-handers 87.0.
28 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.9% of the balls put in play against Abel have gone to centre field.
25 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Abel's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
357 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 135th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Abel lives in the strike zone: 44.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
357 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
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