The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.1% of the contact against Maton is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
32 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maton's cutter leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 84.3 off his curveball.
104 and 68 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .418 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maton projects a .367 average, 16th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.4% of the contact against Maton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 138 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maton's stuff spins at 2,721 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 8th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Maton averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Maton lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Maton gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.4 mph off the bat against Maton and left-handers 88.8.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Maton is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Maton have gone to centre field.
14 of 32 located batted balls allowed.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
53.1% of the contact against Maton is on the ground and 25% of it is in the air.
32 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.4 mph off the bat against Maton and left-handers 88.8.
17 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.8% of the balls put in play against Maton have gone to centre field.
14 of 32 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maton's cutter leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 84.3 off his curveball.
104 and 68 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .418 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maton projects a .367 average, 16th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Maton gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Maton is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36.4% of the contact against Maton with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 47.6% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 138 with the bases empty.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maton's stuff spins at 2,721 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 8th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Maton averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Maton lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
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