Both sides hit him about the same
37.1% of the contact right-handers make against Banks is hit hard, against 22.7% of what left-handers make.
207 pitches to right-handed hitters, 136 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Banks is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Banks's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.4 mph, against 82.8 off his slider.
70 and 117 of them thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Banks with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.1% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .337 average against Banks and left-handers to .400.
207 pitches to right-handed hitters, 136 to left-handed hitters.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.6% of the contact Banks gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.9% of the balls put in play against Banks have gone to centre field.
29 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Banks projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 434th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Banks averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
343 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 432nd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26.8% of the contact against Banks is on the ground and 37.5% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Banks's stuff spins at 2,176 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
343 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .362 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
199 of his breaking balls thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Banks works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 339th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.1% of the contact right-handers make against Banks is hit hard, against 22.7% of what left-handers make.
207 pitches to right-handed hitters, 136 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .337 average against Banks and left-handers to .400.
207 pitches to right-handed hitters, 136 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Banks is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.6% of the contact Banks gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Banks projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 434th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Banks's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.4 mph, against 82.8 off his slider.
70 and 117 of them thrown.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Banks with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.1% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
50.9% of the balls put in play against Banks have gone to centre field.
29 of 57 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
26.8% of the contact against Banks is on the ground and 37.5% of it is in the air.
56 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Banks averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 20th percentile in the league.
343 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 432nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Banks's stuff spins at 2,176 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
343 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th 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 breaking balls: a .362 expected average against them, against .335 on his fastballs.
199 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Banks works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 37th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 339th in MLB.
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