His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Civale's cutter averages 87.6 mph, and has touched 90.6.
267 thrown, 33.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Civale's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 91.4 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.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Civale releases the ball from over the top, about 72 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
791 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Civale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.4 mph, against 85.8 off his splitter.
99 and 58 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Civale puts 65.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.9% when he is ahead.
201 located pitches behind, 224 ahead.
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.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Civale's splitter moves 14.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 83.8 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Civale releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
618 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 3,057 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown 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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Civale goes to the curveball: 27.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.6% the rest of the time.
239 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Civale's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.4 against 77.0.
99 and 174 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.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Civale throws a fastball 72.6% of the time, against 61.2% when he is ahead.
201 pitches behind in the count, 224 ahead.
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.
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 33.8% of everything he throws.
791 classified pitches in 2026.
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.
143 of 791 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Civale throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
203 plate appearances started 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 89.3 past his 75th.
156 early fastballs, 85 late ones.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Civale throws the splitter 11.4% of the time against left-handers and 0.7% against right-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 493 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 34 sliders this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 82.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
791 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Civale's cutter averages 87.6 mph, and has touched 90.6.
267 thrown, 33.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Civale's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.4 mph, against 85.8 off his splitter.
99 and 58 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Civale's curveball spins at 3,057 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Civale's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.4 against 77.0.
99 and 174 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 33.8% of everything he throws.
791 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Civale throws the splitter 11.4% of the time against left-handers and 0.7% against right-handers.
298 pitches to right-handers, 493 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Civale has thrown 34 sliders this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 82.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
791 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Civale's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Civale's splitter moves 14.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 83.8 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.
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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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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Civale releases the ball from over the top, about 72 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
791 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Civale releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
618 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 89.3 past his 75th.
156 early fastballs, 85 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Civale puts 65.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.9% when he is ahead.
201 located pitches behind, 224 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Civale goes to the curveball: 27.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.6% the rest of the time.
239 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Civale throws a fastball 72.6% of the time, against 61.2% when he is ahead.
201 pitches behind in the count, 224 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Civale throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
203 plate appearances started 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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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.
143 of 791 located pitches.
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