Both sides hit him about the same
23.1% of the contact right-handers make against Zeferjahn is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Zeferjahn projects a .228 average, 98th percentile.
389 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 12th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20% of the contact against Zeferjahn with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.5% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 286 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Zeferjahn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 85.4 off his sweeper.
415 and 504 of them thrown.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
55% of the balls put in play against Zeferjahn have gone to centre field.
88 of 160 located batted balls allowed.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.4% of the contact Zeferjahn gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
389 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 80th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .266 expected average against them, against .207 on his breaking balls.
179 of his fastballs thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .207 average against Zeferjahn and left-handers to .256.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.2% of the contact against Zeferjahn is on the ground and 32.3% of it is in the air.
158 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Zeferjahn's stuff spins at 2,412 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
389 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 119th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Zeferjahn and left-handers 90.1.
88 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 71 from left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Zeferjahn averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
389 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Zeferjahn works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
389 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
23.1% of the contact right-handers make against Zeferjahn is hit hard, against 40% of what left-handers make.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .207 average against Zeferjahn and left-handers to .256.
202 pitches to right-handed hitters, 187 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Zeferjahn projects a .228 average, 98th percentile.
389 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 12th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.4% of the contact Zeferjahn gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
389 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 80th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
20% of the contact against Zeferjahn with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.5% with the bases empty.
103 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 286 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Zeferjahn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 85.4 off his sweeper.
415 and 504 of them thrown.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
55% of the balls put in play against Zeferjahn have gone to centre field.
88 of 160 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.2% of the contact against Zeferjahn is on the ground and 32.3% of it is in the air.
158 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.3 mph off the bat against Zeferjahn and left-handers 90.1.
88 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 71 from left-handers.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .266 expected average against them, against .207 on his breaking balls.
179 of his fastballs thrown.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Zeferjahn's stuff spins at 2,412 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
389 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 119th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Zeferjahn averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 66th percentile in the league.
389 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Zeferjahn works off the plate, with only 41.6% of his pitches in the zone, 35th percentile.
389 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
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