Both sides hit him about the same
21.4% of the contact right-handers make against Lovelady is hit hard, against 45.5% of what left-handers make.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
22.7% of the contact against Lovelady with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.3% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .277 average against Lovelady and left-handers to .441.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
58.4% of the balls put in play against Lovelady have gone to centre field.
66 of 113 located batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lovelady is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Lovelady and left-handers 81.2.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32% of the contact Lovelady gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .385 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lovelady averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
311 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Lovelady is on the ground and 28.4% of it is in the air.
109 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lovelady projects a .349 average, 28th percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 385th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lovelady's stuff spins at 2,381 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
311 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lovelady has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 409 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Both sides hit him about the same
21.4% of the contact right-handers make against Lovelady is hit hard, against 45.5% of what left-handers make.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .277 average against Lovelady and left-handers to .441.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 123 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
22.7% of the contact against Lovelady with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.3% with the bases empty.
154 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
58.4% of the balls put in play against Lovelady have gone to centre field.
66 of 113 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.2 mph off the bat against Lovelady and left-handers 81.2.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 53 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44% of the contact against Lovelady is on the ground and 28.4% of it is in the air.
109 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Lovelady has given up 5 tracked home runs, 3 of them to right field, the longest 409 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lovelady is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32% of the contact Lovelady gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lovelady projects a .349 average, 28th percentile.
311 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 385th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .385 expected average against them, against .321 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lovelady averages 86.8 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
311 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Lovelady's stuff spins at 2,381 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
311 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
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