He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .386 average against Mahle and left-handers to .272.
386 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .393 expected average against them, against .295 on his offspeed pitches.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same
42% of the contact right-handers make against Mahle is hit hard, against 30.3% of what left-handers make.
386 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mahle's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 87.0 off his splitter.
155 and 707 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.5% of the contact against Mahle is on the ground and 33.4% of it is in the air.
419 tracked batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Mahle with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.1% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 674 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Mahle and left-handers 87.7.
194 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 232 from left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Mahle gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Mahle, 38th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.5% of the balls put in play against Mahle have gone to centre field.
182 of 428 located batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Mahle's stuff spins at 2,199 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 338th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mahle has given up 20 tracked home runs, 10 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
20 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .386 average against Mahle and left-handers to .272.
386 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
42% of the contact right-handers make against Mahle is hit hard, against 30.3% of what left-handers make.
386 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 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 breaking balls: a .393 expected average against them, against .295 on his offspeed pitches.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mahle's slider leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 87.0 off his splitter.
155 and 707 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
46.5% of the contact against Mahle is on the ground and 33.4% of it is in the air.
419 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Mahle and left-handers 87.7.
194 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 232 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.5% of the balls put in play against Mahle have gone to centre field.
182 of 428 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Mahle has given up 20 tracked home runs, 10 of them to right field, the longest 442 feet.
20 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Mahle with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.1% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 674 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Mahle gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Mahle, 38th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Mahle's stuff spins at 2,199 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 338th in MLB.
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