One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .291 expected average against them, against .169 on his breaking balls.
235 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Skenes projects a .253 average, 93rd percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 39th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skenes's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 80.6 off his changeup.
106 and 133 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Skenes is weak: 84.7 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 60th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Skenes is hit hard, against 26% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.4% of the contact Skenes gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Skenes averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 89th percentile in the league.
743 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Skenes and left-handers 83.3.
42 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Skenes's stuff spins at 2,122 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
743 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 411th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Skenes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.1% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 667 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .273 average against Skenes and left-handers to .242.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Skenes is on the ground and 35% of it is in the air.
117 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Skenes works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Skenes has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 391 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .291 expected average against them, against .169 on his breaking balls.
235 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Skenes projects a .253 average, 93rd percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 39th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Skenes is weak: 84.7 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 60th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.4% of the contact Skenes gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skenes's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 80.6 off his changeup.
106 and 133 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
35.7% of the contact right-handers make against Skenes is hit hard, against 26% of what left-handers make.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .273 average against Skenes and left-handers to .242.
257 pitches to right-handed hitters, 486 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Skenes averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 89th percentile in the league.
743 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
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 87.1 mph off the bat against Skenes and left-handers 83.3.
42 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.7% of the contact against Skenes is on the ground and 35% of it is in the air.
117 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Skenes has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 391 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Skenes's stuff spins at 2,122 rpm, 24th percentile in the league.
743 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 411th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Skenes with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 30.1% with the bases empty.
76 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 667 with the bases empty.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Skenes works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
743 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
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