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 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 87.8 off his changeup.
626 and 303 of them thrown.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.9% of the contact against Gallen is on the ground and 31.2% of it is in the air.
362 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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% of the balls put in play against Gallen have gone to centre field.
155 of 369 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Gallen and left-handers 91.2.
165 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 202 from left-handers.
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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 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 87.8 off his changeup.
626 and 303 of them thrown.
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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.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
45.9% of the contact against Gallen is on the ground and 31.2% of it is in the air.
362 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42% of the balls put in play against Gallen have gone to centre field.
155 of 369 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.6 mph off the bat against Gallen and left-handers 91.2.
165 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 202 from left-handers.
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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