When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Littell, 5th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36% of the contact against Littell with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 57.4% with the bases empty.
97 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 477 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Littell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 87.8 off his sweeper.
487 and 156 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.2% of the contact Littell gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Littell's stuff spins at 1,863 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .387 expected average against them, against .317 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Littell projects a .357 average, 22nd percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Littell averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Littell has given up 26 tracked home runs, 13 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
26 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Littell lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Littell have gone to centre field.
169 of 399 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Littell and left-handers 91.7.
176 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 223 from left-handers.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Littell, 5th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.2% of the contact Littell gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Littell projects a .357 average, 22nd percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
36% of the contact against Littell with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 57.4% with the bases empty.
97 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 477 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Littell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 87.8 off his sweeper.
487 and 156 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Littell's stuff spins at 1,863 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
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 .387 expected average against them, against .317 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Littell averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Littell has given up 26 tracked home runs, 13 of them to right field, the longest 437 feet.
26 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
42.4% of the balls put in play against Littell have gone to centre field.
169 of 399 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Littell and left-handers 91.7.
176 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 223 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Littell lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
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