Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 22.9% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
60% of the balls put in play against Garcia have gone to centre field.
21 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 73.3 off his changeup.
93 and 64 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 83.1 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 27th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.3 mph off the bat against Garcia and left-handers 78.8.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .243 average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.1% of the contact against Garcia is on the ground and 31.4% of it is in the air.
35 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .278 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,474 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Garcia lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Garcia is hit hard, against 20% of what left-handers make.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 22.9% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 83.1 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 27th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .243 average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
60% of the balls put in play against Garcia have gone to centre field.
21 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.3 mph off the bat against Garcia and left-handers 78.8.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
57.1% of the contact against Garcia is on the ground and 31.4% of it is in the air.
35 tracked batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 73.3 off his changeup.
93 and 64 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .278 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,474 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Garcia lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Garcia is hit hard, against 20% of what left-handers make.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
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