Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Watson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
118 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 303 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Watson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 83.7 off his sinker.
214 and 161 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.3 mph off the bat against Watson and left-handers 90.7.
113 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 102 from left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Watson projects a .368 average, 15th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.7% of the contact right-handers make against Watson is hit hard, against 44.1% of what left-handers make.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 173 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Watson has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 449 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .387 expected average against them, against .336 on his breaking balls.
260 of his fastballs thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Watson works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.4% of the contact against Watson is on the ground and 32.9% of it is in the air.
210 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Watson's stuff spins at 2,169 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
421 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Watson have gone to centre field.
90 of 215 located batted balls allowed.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.2% of the contact against Watson with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.1% with the bases empty.
118 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 303 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Watson's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 83.7 off his sinker.
214 and 161 of them thrown.
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 85.3 mph off the bat against Watson and left-handers 90.7.
113 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 102 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Watson has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 449 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
42.4% of the contact against Watson is on the ground and 32.9% of it is in the air.
210 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.9% of the balls put in play against Watson have gone to centre field.
90 of 215 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Watson projects a .368 average, 15th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 457th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
36.7% of the contact right-handers make against Watson is hit hard, against 44.1% of what left-handers make.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 173 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 fastballs: a .387 expected average against them, against .336 on his breaking balls.
260 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Watson works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Watson's stuff spins at 2,169 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
421 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
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