One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .235 on his offspeed pitches.
331 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gallen's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
147 and 191 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51% of the contact against Gallen is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
145 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gallen has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 436 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Gallen, 24th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 411th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gallen works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 454th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.6% of the contact Gallen gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 388th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Gallen and left-handers 91.9.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
Both sides hit him about the same
42% of the contact right-handers make against Gallen is hit hard, against 46.8% of what left-handers make.
389 pitches to right-handed hitters, 381 to left-handed hitters.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gallen projects a .349 average, 29th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Gallen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.5% with the bases empty.
175 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 595 with the bases empty.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Gallen have gone to centre field.
63 of 148 located batted balls allowed.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .382 expected average against them, against .235 on his offspeed pitches.
331 of his fastballs 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 Gallen's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 86.6 off his slider.
147 and 191 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
51% of the contact against Gallen is on the ground and 29% of it is in the air.
145 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Gallen has given up 6 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 436 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.5 mph off the bat against Gallen and left-handers 91.9.
69 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 79 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.6% of the balls put in play against Gallen have gone to centre field.
63 of 148 located batted balls allowed.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Gallen, 24th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 411th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.6% of the contact Gallen gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 388th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gallen projects a .349 average, 29th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gallen works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
770 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 454th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
42% of the contact right-handers make against Gallen is hit hard, against 46.8% of what left-handers make.
389 pitches to right-handed hitters, 381 to left-handed hitters.
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 Gallen with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.5% with the bases empty.
175 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 595 with the bases empty.
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