One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .400 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
304 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Eovaldi's splitter leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 79.7 off his sinker.
275 and 53 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Eovaldi is on the ground and 28.3% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Eovaldi gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .316 average against Eovaldi and left-handers to .371.
232 pitches to right-handed hitters, 497 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Eovaldi's stuff spins at 1,904 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Eovaldi, 25th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Eovaldi and left-handers 91.4.
44 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 96 from left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Eovaldi averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Eovaldi projects a .354 average, 26th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Eovaldi has given up 10 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.2% of the contact right-handers make against Eovaldi is hit hard, against 47.9% of what left-handers make.
232 pitches to right-handed hitters, 497 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Eovaldi have gone to centre field.
59 of 140 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .400 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
304 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Eovaldi's splitter leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 79.7 off his sinker.
275 and 53 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
50% of the contact against Eovaldi is on the ground and 28.3% of it is in the air.
138 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Eovaldi and left-handers 91.4.
44 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 96 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Eovaldi has given up 10 tracked home runs, 6 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Eovaldi have gone to centre field.
59 of 140 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Eovaldi gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Eovaldi, 25th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Eovaldi projects a .354 average, 26th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .316 average against Eovaldi and left-handers to .371.
232 pitches to right-handed hitters, 497 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.2% of the contact right-handers make against Eovaldi is hit hard, against 47.9% of what left-handers make.
232 pitches to right-handed hitters, 497 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Eovaldi's stuff spins at 1,904 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Eovaldi averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
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