Both sides hit him about the same
50% of the contact right-handers make against Schultz is hit hard, against 30.8% of what left-handers make.
112 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Schultz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .402 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .386 average against Schultz and left-handers to .300.
112 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Schultz, 25th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.1% of the contact against Schultz is on the ground and 44.4% of it is in the air.
45 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schultz's changeup leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 88.9 off his cutter.
52 and 109 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.8% of the balls put in play against Schultz have gone to right field.
22 of 46 located batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Schultz lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 127th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Schultz and left-handers 88.9.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Schultz's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Schultz projects a .337 average, 38th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 332nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
50% of the contact right-handers make against Schultz is hit hard, against 30.8% of what left-handers make.
112 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .386 average against Schultz and left-handers to .300.
112 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Schultz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .402 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Schultz, 25th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Schultz projects a .337 average, 38th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 332nd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.1% of the contact against Schultz is on the ground and 44.4% of it is in the air.
45 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.8% of the balls put in play against Schultz have gone to right field.
22 of 46 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Schultz and left-handers 88.9.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 26 from left-handers.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schultz's changeup leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 88.9 off his cutter.
52 and 109 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Schultz lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 127th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Schultz's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
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