He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .318 average against Sugano and left-handers to .392.
349 pitches to right-handed hitters, 307 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sugano's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 82.9 off his curveball.
527 and 207 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Sugano, 20th percentile.
656 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .313 on his breaking balls.
334 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46% of the contact Sugano gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
656 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 427th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Sugano have gone to centre field.
237 of 521 located batted balls allowed.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sugano projects a .352 average, 26th percentile.
656 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 395th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sugano averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
656 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.8% of the contact against Sugano is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.
518 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sugano's stuff spins at 2,321 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
656 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Sugano and left-handers 89.9.
232 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 289 from left-handers.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .318 average against Sugano and left-handers to .392.
349 pitches to right-handed hitters, 307 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sugano's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 82.9 off his curveball.
527 and 207 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Sugano, 20th percentile.
656 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46% of the contact Sugano gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
656 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 427th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sugano projects a .352 average, 26th percentile.
656 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 395th 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 fastballs: a .378 expected average against them, against .313 on his breaking balls.
334 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
45.5% of the balls put in play against Sugano have gone to centre field.
237 of 521 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
39.8% of the contact against Sugano is on the ground and 35.7% of it is in the air.
518 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Sugano and left-handers 89.9.
232 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 289 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sugano averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
656 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Sugano's stuff spins at 2,321 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
656 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 209th in MLB.
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