Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.2% of the contact Helsley gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
60.5% of the contact against Helsley is on the ground and 28.9% of it is in the air.
38 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .407 expected average against them, against .286 on his fastballs.
73 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Helsley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.1 mph, against 78.9 off his slider.
123 and 106 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Helsley averages 93.5 mph across his arsenal, 93rd percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Helsley has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 378 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Helsley works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Helsley's stuff spins at 2,377 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.5 mph off the bat against Helsley and left-handers 89.2.
13 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Helsley, 35th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Helsley have gone to right field.
16 of 38 located batted balls allowed.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.2% of the contact Helsley gives up is hit hard, 4th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Helsley, 35th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 349th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
60.5% of the contact against Helsley is on the ground and 28.9% of it is in the air.
38 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Helsley has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 378 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 86.5 mph off the bat against Helsley and left-handers 89.2.
13 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 25 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.1% of the balls put in play against Helsley have gone to right field.
16 of 38 located batted balls allowed.
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 .407 expected average against them, against .286 on his fastballs.
73 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Helsley's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.1 mph, against 78.9 off his slider.
123 and 106 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Helsley averages 93.5 mph across his arsenal, 93rd percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Helsley works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Helsley's stuff spins at 2,377 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
192 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
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