There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Manaea's sinker leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 83.7 off his sweeper.
62 and 159 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Manaea and left-handers 93.7.
51 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .347 average against Manaea and left-handers to .412.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Manaea projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 450th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .310 on his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Manaea averages 83.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 527th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Manaea has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 411 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Manaea's stuff spins at 2,057 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.2% of the contact right-handers make against Manaea is hit hard, against 47.6% of what left-handers make.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Manaea, 29th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Manaea with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.4% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 321 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Manaea lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Manaea's sinker leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 83.7 off his sweeper.
62 and 159 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Manaea and left-handers 93.7.
51 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Manaea has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 411 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .347 average against Manaea and left-handers to .412.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
39.2% of the contact right-handers make against Manaea is hit hard, against 47.6% of what left-handers make.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
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 Manaea projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 450th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Manaea, 29th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
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 .392 expected average against them, against .310 on his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Manaea averages 83.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 527th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Manaea's stuff spins at 2,057 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Manaea with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 40.4% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 321 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Manaea lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
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