He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .260 average against Burrows and left-handers to .371.
376 pitches to right-handed hitters, 460 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Burrows's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
228 and 143 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Burrows is hit hard, against 41.1% of what left-handers make.
376 pitches to right-handed hitters, 460 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Burrows has given up 10 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 436 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .298 on his offspeed pitches.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Burrows and left-handers 88.6.
65 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 90 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Burrows is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
836 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Burrows with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.9% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 678 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.8% of the contact Burrows gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
836 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 200th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Burrows's stuff spins at 2,203 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
836 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .260 average against Burrows and left-handers to .371.
376 pitches to right-handed hitters, 460 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
30.8% of the contact right-handers make against Burrows is hit hard, against 41.1% of what left-handers make.
376 pitches to right-handed hitters, 460 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 Burrows's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
228 and 143 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Burrows has given up 10 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 436 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.8 mph off the bat against Burrows and left-handers 88.6.
65 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 90 from left-handers.
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 .352 expected average against them, against .298 on his offspeed pitches.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Burrows is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
836 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.8% of the contact Burrows gives up is hit hard, 63rd percentile.
836 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 200th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Burrows with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.9% with the bases empty.
158 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 678 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Burrows's stuff spins at 2,203 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
836 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
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