Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.4% of the contact Alexander gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
13.6% of the contact against Alexander with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.7% with the bases empty.
107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alexander's changeup leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 82.2 off his cutter.
276 and 249 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
52.1% of the contact against Alexander is on the ground and 27.9% of it is in the air.
219 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alexander is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Alexander and left-handers 83.2.
120 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 101 from left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alexander projects a .274 average, 89th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .305 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.
79 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Alexander averages 86.6 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Alexander's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 442nd in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Alexander has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 448 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Both sides hit him about the same
27.3% of the contact right-handers make against Alexander is hit hard, against 23.3% of what left-handers make.
189 pitches to right-handed hitters, 145 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alexander lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.9% of the balls put in play against Alexander have gone to centre field.
101 of 225 located batted balls allowed.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.4% of the contact Alexander gives up is hit hard, 95th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Alexander is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 56th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Alexander projects a .274 average, 89th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
13.6% of the contact against Alexander with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 31.7% with the bases empty.
107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 227 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Alexander's changeup leaves the bat at 90.0 mph, against 82.2 off his cutter.
276 and 249 of them thrown.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
52.1% of the contact against Alexander is on the ground and 27.9% of it is in the air.
219 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.2 mph off the bat against Alexander and left-handers 83.2.
120 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 101 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Alexander has given up 3 tracked home runs, 1 of them to left field, the longest 448 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.9% of the balls put in play against Alexander have gone to centre field.
101 of 225 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .305 expected average against them, against .243 on his breaking balls.
79 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Alexander averages 86.6 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Alexander's stuff spins at 2,090 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
334 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 442nd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
27.3% of the contact right-handers make against Alexander is hit hard, against 23.3% of what left-handers make.
189 pitches to right-handed hitters, 145 to left-handed hitters.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Alexander lives in the strike zone: 44.6% of his pitches are in it, 70th percentile.
334 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
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