He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Matz and left-handers to .276.
450 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.1% of the contact right-handers make against Matz is hit hard, against 29.4% of what left-handers make.
450 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .370 expected average against them, against .292 on his offspeed pitches.
128 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Matz's curveball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 84.9 off his changeup.
174 and 383 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.8 mph off the bat against Matz and left-handers 85.2.
160 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 94 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Matz lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
601 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Matz has given up 15 tracked home runs, 9 of them to left field, the longest 442 feet.
15 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Matz averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
601 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.4% of the contact Matz gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
601 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Matz have gone to centre field.
110 of 254 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.5% of the contact against Matz is on the ground and 33.6% of it is in the air.
253 tracked batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .364 average against Matz and left-handers to .276.
450 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
41.1% of the contact right-handers make against Matz is hit hard, against 29.4% of what left-handers make.
450 pitches to right-handed hitters, 151 to left-handed hitters.
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 breaking balls: a .370 expected average against them, against .292 on his offspeed pitches.
128 of his breaking balls 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 Matz's curveball leaves the bat at 89.8 mph, against 84.9 off his changeup.
174 and 383 of them thrown.
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 88.8 mph off the bat against Matz and left-handers 85.2.
160 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 94 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Matz has given up 15 tracked home runs, 9 of them to left field, the longest 442 feet.
15 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
43.3% of the balls put in play against Matz have gone to centre field.
110 of 254 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.5% of the contact against Matz is on the ground and 33.6% of it is in the air.
253 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Matz lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
601 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Matz averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
601 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.4% of the contact Matz gives up is hit hard, 61st percentile.
601 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
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