He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .418 average against Stanek and left-handers to .289.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
70% of the contact against Stanek with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
112 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 305 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Stanek, 8th percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 495th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stanek's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 86.7 off his splitter.
221 and 49 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
50% of the contact right-handers make against Stanek is hit hard, against 37.5% of what left-handers make.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Stanek averages 94.7 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
417 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.9 mph off the bat against Stanek and left-handers 90.0.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Stanek works off the plate, with only 38.4% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 470th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stanek projects a .356 average, 23rd percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 414th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Stanek gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Stanek's stuff spins at 2,198 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
417 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .418 average against Stanek and left-handers to .289.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
50% of the contact right-handers make against Stanek is hit hard, against 37.5% of what left-handers make.
228 pitches to right-handed hitters, 189 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
70% of the contact against Stanek with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 37.5% with the bases empty.
112 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 305 with the bases empty.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.0 mph off the bat against Stanek, 8th percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 495th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stanek projects a .356 average, 23rd percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 414th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact Stanek gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stanek's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.1 mph, against 86.7 off his splitter.
221 and 49 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
Stanek averages 94.7 mph across his arsenal, 96th percentile in the league.
417 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 20th in MLB.
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 93.9 mph off the bat against Stanek and left-handers 90.0.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 24 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Stanek works off the plate, with only 38.4% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
417 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 470th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Stanek's stuff spins at 2,198 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
417 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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