The home runs are what is undoing his season
Baz has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .484 expected average against them, against .317 on his fastballs.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Baz's changeup leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 85.8 off his cutter.
67 and 166 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Baz and left-handers to .372.
352 pitches to right-handed hitters, 522 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
45% of the contact against Baz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% with the bases empty.
224 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 650 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Baz's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Baz projects a .346 average, 32nd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Baz, 34th percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 355th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Baz averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Baz and left-handers 90.4.
65 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 95 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Baz lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Baz has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Baz and left-handers 90.4.
65 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 95 from left-handers.
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 offspeed pitches: a .484 expected average against them, against .317 on his fastballs.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Baz's changeup leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 85.8 off his cutter.
67 and 166 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .308 average against Baz and left-handers to .372.
352 pitches to right-handed hitters, 522 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
45% of the contact against Baz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 36.7% with the bases empty.
224 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 650 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Baz's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
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 Baz projects a .346 average, 32nd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Baz, 34th percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 355th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Baz averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Baz lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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