Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Okert gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Okert is hit hard, against 19.2% of what left-handers make.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Okert's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 83.2 off his sinker.
299 and 49 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26% of the contact against Okert is on the ground and 52% of it is in the air.
173 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Okert is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Okert averages 84.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Okert with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.1% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .332 average against Okert and left-handers to .270.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Okert and left-handers 84.3.
85 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 88 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Okert lives in the strike zone: 47.6% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Okert projects a .302 average, 72nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Okert have gone to centre field.
79 of 175 located batted balls allowed.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Okert gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Okert is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Okert projects a .302 average, 72nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
32.1% of the contact right-handers make against Okert is hit hard, against 19.2% of what left-handers make.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .332 average against Okert and left-handers to .270.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 139 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Okert's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 83.2 off his sinker.
299 and 49 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26% of the contact against Okert is on the ground and 52% of it is in the air.
173 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against Okert and left-handers 84.3.
85 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 88 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.1% of the balls put in play against Okert have gone to centre field.
79 of 175 located batted balls allowed.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Okert averages 84.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Okert with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 23.1% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Okert lives in the strike zone: 47.6% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
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