There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phillips's curveball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 85.3 off his splitter.
67 and 105 of them thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .281 average against Phillips and left-handers to .346.
181 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .338 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
132 of his fastballs thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Phillips works off the plate, with only 38% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.8% of the contact against Phillips is on the ground and 28.4% of it is in the air.
67 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Phillips's stuff spins at 2,085 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
411 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Phillips, 30th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Phillips and left-handers 91.3.
33 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Phillips is hit hard, against 41.2% of what left-handers make.
181 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Phillips with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.2% with the bases empty.
124 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 287 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Phillips projects a .314 average, 61st percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phillips's curveball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 85.3 off his splitter.
67 and 105 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .281 average against Phillips and left-handers to .346.
181 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
36.4% of the contact right-handers make against Phillips is hit hard, against 41.2% of what left-handers make.
181 pitches to right-handed hitters, 230 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 .338 expected average against them, against .253 on his offspeed pitches.
132 of his fastballs thrown.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Phillips works off the plate, with only 38% of his pitches in the zone, 11th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 476th in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
41.8% of the contact against Phillips is on the ground and 28.4% of it is in the air.
67 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.4 mph off the bat against Phillips and left-handers 91.3.
33 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 34 from left-handers.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Phillips's stuff spins at 2,085 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
411 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Phillips, 30th percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Phillips projects a .314 average, 61st percentile.
411 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 210th in MLB.
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 Phillips with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.2% with the bases empty.
124 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 287 with the bases empty.
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