Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 18.2% of the contact Yarbrough gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 78.3 off his sweeper.
50 and 51 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Yarbrough is weak: 83.4 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .321 expected average against them, against .241 on his offspeed pitches.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yarbrough averages 81.5 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 533rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Yarbrough projects a .250 average, 93rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
29.5% of the contact against Yarbrough is on the ground and 47.7% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Yarbrough's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.4 mph off the bat against Yarbrough and left-handers 85.2.
29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Yarbrough lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 18.2% of the contact Yarbrough gives up is hit hard, 99th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Yarbrough is weak: 83.4 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Yarbrough projects a .250 average, 93rd percentile.
251 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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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Yarbrough's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 78.3 off his sweeper.
50 and 51 of them thrown.
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 .321 expected average against them, against .241 on his offspeed pitches.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Yarbrough averages 81.5 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 533rd 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
29.5% of the contact against Yarbrough is on the ground and 47.7% of it is in the air.
44 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 82.4 mph off the bat against Yarbrough and left-handers 85.2.
29 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Yarbrough's stuff spins at 2,056 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 468th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Yarbrough lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 73rd percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
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