The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Barlow projects a .248 average, 94th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.3% of the contact right-handers make against Barlow is hit hard, against 26.1% of what left-handers make.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barlow's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 83.4 off his sinker.
93 and 58 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .308 expected average against them, against .221 on his breaking balls.
96 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barlow averages 81.3 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 534th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Barlow works off the plate, with only 35.8% of his pitches in the zone, 4th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 513th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Barlow gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38% of the contact against Barlow is on the ground and 46% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Barlow's stuff spins at 2,371 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.1% of the balls put in play against Barlow have gone to centre field.
22 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .258 average against Barlow and left-handers to .236.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Barlow projects a .248 average, 94th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Barlow gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
39.3% of the contact right-handers make against Barlow is hit hard, against 26.1% of what left-handers make.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .258 average against Barlow and left-handers to .236.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 149 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Barlow's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 83.4 off his sinker.
93 and 58 of them thrown.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .308 expected average against them, against .221 on his breaking balls.
96 of his fastballs thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Barlow averages 81.3 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 534th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Barlow works off the plate, with only 35.8% of his pitches in the zone, 4th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 513th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
38% of the contact against Barlow is on the ground and 46% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.1% of the balls put in play against Barlow have gone to centre field.
22 of 51 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Barlow's stuff spins at 2,371 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
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Career team 2018–2023