Both sides hit him about the same
38.2% of the contact right-handers make against Skubal is hit hard, against 60% of what left-handers make.
516 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .287 on his breaking balls.
361 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Skubal with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.8% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 510 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skubal's sinker leaves the bat at 88.1 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
411 and 603 of them thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Skubal projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .350 average against Skubal and left-handers to .412.
516 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Skubal averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 75th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Skubal is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
399 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Skubal lives in the strike zone: 46.3% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.6% of the balls put in play against Skubal have gone to centre field.
191 of 401 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Skubal has given up 14 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 444 feet.
14 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Skubal gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Skubal's stuff spins at 2,154 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Skubal and left-handers 87.1.
311 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 91 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
38.2% of the contact right-handers make against Skubal is hit hard, against 60% of what left-handers make.
516 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .350 average against Skubal and left-handers to .412.
516 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 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 fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .287 on his breaking balls.
361 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Skubal with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 46.8% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 510 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skubal's sinker leaves the bat at 88.1 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
411 and 603 of them thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Skubal projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Skubal gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Skubal averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 75th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.9% of the contact against Skubal is on the ground and 31.8% of it is in the air.
399 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
47.6% of the balls put in play against Skubal have gone to centre field.
191 of 401 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Skubal has given up 14 tracked home runs, 8 of them to left field, the longest 444 feet.
14 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 85.2 mph off the bat against Skubal and left-handers 87.1.
311 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 91 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Skubal lives in the strike zone: 46.3% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Skubal's stuff spins at 2,154 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
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