Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Kerkering is weak: 79.2 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 4th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
13.3% of the contact right-handers make against Kerkering is hit hard, against 26.3% of what left-handers make.
161 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Kerkering projects a .192 average, 99th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 4th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 76.7 mph off the bat against Kerkering and left-handers 83.1.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kerkering's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 83.4 mph, against 70.4 off his sinker.
87 and 58 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 18.4% of the contact Kerkering gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kerkering's stuff spins at 2,538 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .228 expected average against them, against .164 on his fastballs.
121 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kerkering averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kerkering lives in the strike zone: 45.7% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 115th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.8% of the contact against Kerkering is on the ground and 51% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Kerkering have gone to centre field.
21 of 49 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Kerkering is weak: 79.2 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 4th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Kerkering projects a .192 average, 99th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 4th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 18.4% of the contact Kerkering gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
13.3% of the contact right-handers make against Kerkering is hit hard, against 26.3% of what left-handers make.
161 pitches to right-handed hitters, 119 to left-handed hitters.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 76.7 mph off the bat against Kerkering and left-handers 83.1.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38.8% of the contact against Kerkering is on the ground and 51% of it is in the air.
49 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.9% of the balls put in play against Kerkering have gone to centre field.
21 of 49 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kerkering's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 83.4 mph, against 70.4 off his sinker.
87 and 58 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kerkering's stuff spins at 2,538 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .228 expected average against them, against .164 on his fastballs.
121 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kerkering averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 83rd percentile in the league.
280 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kerkering lives in the strike zone: 45.7% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
280 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 115th in MLB.
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