Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.5% of the contact Mears gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 518th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .409 average against Mears and left-handers to .335.
121 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 96.1 mph off the bat against Mears and left-handers 85.5.
18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mears's slider leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 85.0 off his 4-seam fastball.
80 and 100 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Mears projects a .365 average, 17th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Mears with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 56.3% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.2% of the contact against Mears is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Mears, 29th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 384th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Mears works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Mears have gone to centre field.
20 of 45 located batted balls allowed.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Mears averages 89.0 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
268 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 333rd in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.5% of the contact Mears gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 518th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Mears projects a .365 average, 17th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Mears, 29th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 384th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .409 average against Mears and left-handers to .335.
121 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 96.1 mph off the bat against Mears and left-handers 85.5.
18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.2% of the contact against Mears is on the ground and 32.6% of it is in the air.
43 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.4% of the balls put in play against Mears have gone to centre field.
20 of 45 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mears's slider leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 85.0 off his 4-seam fastball.
80 and 100 of them 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 Mears with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 56.3% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Mears works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
268 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Mears averages 89.0 mph across his arsenal, 38th percentile in the league.
268 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 333rd in MLB.
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