The home runs are what is undoing his season
Schultz has given up 11 tracked home runs, 10 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Schultz and left-handers 82.8.
169 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 47 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schultz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 84.9 off his changeup.
286 and 120 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Schultz's stuff spins at 2,573 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.8% of the contact against Schultz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.3% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 389 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Schultz gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
491 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 165th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Schultz is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
491 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Schultz works off the plate, with only 40.7% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
491 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 387th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Schultz averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 172nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .348 expected average against them, against .323 on his fastballs.
117 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Schultz have gone to centre field.
92 of 217 located batted balls allowed.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Schultz has given up 11 tracked home runs, 10 of them to left field, the longest 430 feet.
11 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Schultz and left-handers 82.8.
169 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 47 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Schultz have gone to centre field.
92 of 217 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schultz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 84.9 off his changeup.
286 and 120 of them thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Schultz's stuff spins at 2,573 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
27.8% of the contact against Schultz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.3% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 389 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Schultz gives up is hit hard, 69th percentile.
491 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 165th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Schultz is weak: 87.2 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
491 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Schultz works off the plate, with only 40.7% of his pitches in the zone, 28th percentile.
491 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 387th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Schultz averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
491 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 172nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .348 expected average against them, against .323 on his fastballs.
117 of his breaking balls thrown.
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