His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Civale's cutter averages 88.1 mph, and has touched 91.7.
716 thrown, 37.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Civale's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
202 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Civale throws 38.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.7% with the bases empty.
189 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 602 with the bases empty.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Civale averages 86.0 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Civale throws a fastball 74.4% of the time, against 54.9% when he is ahead.
477 pitches behind in the count, 559 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Civale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 84.8 off his curveball.
202 and 483 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Civale's stuff spins at 2,591 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Civale puts 65.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
477 located pitches behind, 559 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Civale's splitter moves 14.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
141 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Civale releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1896 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Civale lands 48.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.3% of his offspeed pitches.
525 of his fastballs, 58 of his offspeed pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Civale lives in the strike zone: 45.5% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Civale's curveball spins at 3,059 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
483 thrown in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Civale releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1723 tracked pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Civale gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.2 mph separates Civale's sinker from his curveball, 91.6 against 77.4.
295 and 483 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Civale, 17th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 445th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Civale throws a strike on the first pitch 66.1% of the time.
492 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
525 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Civale's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
343 of 1896 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Civale works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 37.8% of everything he throws.
1896 classified pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Civale's fastball averages 89.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.1 past his 75th.
515 early fastballs, 108 late ones.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Civale goes to the curveball: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.7% the rest of the time.
564 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Civale throws the splitter 12.5% of the time against left-handers and 0.6% against right-handers.
807 pitches to right-handers, 1089 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Civale projects a .337 average, 39th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Civale has thrown 59 sliders this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 82.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1896 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Civale's cutter averages 88.1 mph, and has touched 91.7.
716 thrown, 37.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Civale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 84.8 off his curveball.
202 and 483 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Civale's curveball spins at 3,059 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
483 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.2 mph separates Civale's sinker from his curveball, 91.6 against 77.4.
295 and 483 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Civale works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, Sinker and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 37.8% of everything he throws.
1896 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Civale throws the splitter 12.5% of the time against left-handers and 0.6% against right-handers.
807 pitches to right-handers, 1089 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Civale has thrown 59 sliders this season, 3.1% of his pitches, at 82.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1896 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Civale's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
202 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Civale's splitter moves 14.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
141 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Civale throws 38.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.7% with the bases empty.
189 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 602 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Civale averages 86.0 mph across his arsenal, 10th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Civale throws a fastball 74.4% of the time, against 54.9% when he is ahead.
477 pitches behind in the count, 559 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Civale puts 65.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.1% when he is ahead.
477 located pitches behind, 559 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Civale throws a strike on the first pitch 66.1% of the time.
492 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Civale goes to the curveball: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.7% the rest of the time.
564 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Civale's stuff spins at 2,591 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
791 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Civale releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1896 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Civale releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1723 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Civale's fastball averages 89.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.1 past his 75th.
515 early fastballs, 108 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Civale lands 48.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.3% of his offspeed pitches.
525 of his fastballs, 58 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .348 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
525 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Civale lives in the strike zone: 45.5% of his pitches are in it, 77th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Civale gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 452nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Civale, 17th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 445th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Civale projects a .337 average, 39th percentile.
791 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Civale's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
343 of 1896 located pitches.
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