Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.1% of the contact Clarke gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 42nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Clarke projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .303 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
58 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Clarke is hit hard, against 23.3% of what left-handers make.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Clarke is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 80th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Clarke's slider leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.9 off his cutter.
316 and 183 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Clarke's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 448th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.6% of the contact against Clarke is on the ground and 33% of it is in the air.
224 tracked batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .239 average against Clarke and left-handers to .276.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Clarke averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Clarke and left-handers 86.1.
93 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 132 from left-handers.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.1% of the contact Clarke gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 42nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Clarke projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Clarke is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 80th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .303 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
58 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31% of the contact right-handers make against Clarke is hit hard, against 23.3% of what left-handers make.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .239 average against Clarke and left-handers to .276.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Clarke's slider leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.9 off his cutter.
316 and 183 of them thrown.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Clarke's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 448th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
44.6% of the contact against Clarke is on the ground and 33% of it is in the air.
224 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.7 mph off the bat against Clarke and left-handers 86.1.
93 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 132 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Clarke averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
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