Both sides hit him about the same
57.7% of the contact right-handers make against Wells is hit hard, against 13.8% of what left-handers make.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 154 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Wells and left-handers to .258.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 154 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.5 mph off the bat against Wells and left-handers 81.2.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .376 expected average against them, against .287 on his fastballs.
69 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wells's slider leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 84.1 off his changeup.
79 and 69 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25.5% of the contact against Wells is on the ground and 49.1% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wells lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 85th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Wells gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wells's stuff spins at 2,406 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
312 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wells is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Wells with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
96 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against Wells have gone to centre field.
23 of 55 located batted balls allowed.
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Both sides hit him about the same
57.7% of the contact right-handers make against Wells is hit hard, against 13.8% of what left-handers make.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 154 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .380 average against Wells and left-handers to .258.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 154 to left-handed hitters.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 93.5 mph off the bat against Wells and left-handers 81.2.
26 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 29 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25.5% of the contact against Wells is on the ground and 49.1% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.8% of the balls put in play against Wells have gone to centre field.
23 of 55 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 .376 expected average against them, against .287 on his fastballs.
69 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wells's slider leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 84.1 off his changeup.
79 and 69 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wells lives in the strike zone: 46.6% of his pitches are in it, 84th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 85th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.5% of the contact Wells gives up is hit hard, 72nd percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wells is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 69th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Wells's stuff spins at 2,406 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
312 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 126th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
37.5% of the contact against Wells with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 33.3% with the bases empty.
96 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.