He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .425 average against Suarez and left-handers to .272.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Suarez and left-handers 81.4.
44 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 48 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 78.9 off his changeup.
241 and 152 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.9% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suarez is weak: 84.9 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Suarez averages 95.9 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
290 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 6th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 36.6% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Suarez is hit hard, against 32% of what left-handers make.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .353 expected average against them, against .308 on his offspeed pitches.
199 of his fastballs thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.1% of the contact against Suarez is on the ground and 34.1% of it is in the air.
91 tracked batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .340 average, 35th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 347th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Suarez have gone to centre field.
40 of 93 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .425 average against Suarez and left-handers to .272.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
25% of the contact right-handers make against Suarez is hit hard, against 32% of what left-handers make.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 174 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Suarez and left-handers 81.4.
44 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 48 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.1% of the contact against Suarez is on the ground and 34.1% of it is in the air.
91 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43% of the balls put in play against Suarez have gone to centre field.
40 of 93 located batted balls allowed.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 78.9 off his changeup.
241 and 152 of them thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.9% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 89th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 58th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suarez is weak: 84.9 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Suarez projects a .340 average, 35th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 347th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Suarez averages 95.9 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
290 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 6th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 36.6% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
290 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
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 fastballs: a .353 expected average against them, against .308 on his offspeed pitches.
199 of his fastballs thrown.
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