Both sides hit him about the same
38.6% of the contact right-handers make against Ray is hit hard, against 19.4% of what left-handers make.
688 pitches to right-handed hitters, 180 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .416 expected average against them, against .282 on his offspeed pitches.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ray has given up 10 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29% of the contact against Ray is on the ground and 49.6% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.9% of the contact against Ray with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.7% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 735 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Ray gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Ray and left-handers 84.2.
101 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ray's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
64 and 143 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ray works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ray's stuff spins at 2,167 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ray is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ray averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .315 average against Ray and left-handers to .335.
688 pitches to right-handed hitters, 180 to left-handed hitters.
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Both sides hit him about the same
38.6% of the contact right-handers make against Ray is hit hard, against 19.4% of what left-handers make.
688 pitches to right-handed hitters, 180 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .315 average against Ray and left-handers to .335.
688 pitches to right-handed hitters, 180 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .416 expected average against them, against .282 on his offspeed pitches.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ray has given up 10 tracked home runs, 7 of them to left field, the longest 432 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29% of the contact against Ray is on the ground and 49.6% of it is in the air.
131 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Ray and left-handers 84.2.
101 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 31 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40.9% of the contact against Ray with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 32.7% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 735 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Ray gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ray is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ray's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
64 and 143 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ray works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ray's stuff spins at 2,167 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ray averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
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