One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Houser's sinker moves 16.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
306 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Houser's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 87.2 off his slider.
74 and 95 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Houser goes to the 4-seam fastball: 22.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.1% the rest of the time.
180 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Houser puts 48.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41% of his pitches to left-handers.
266 pitches to right-handed hitters, 395 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Houser's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
74 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Houser lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
661 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Houser lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.3% of his offspeed pitches.
380 of his fastballs, 127 of his offspeed pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Houser's fastball averages 95.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.5 past his 75th.
126 early fastballs, 39 late ones.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Houser's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.6 against 82.4.
74 and 59 of them respectively.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Houser throws a fastball 64.1% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
192 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Houser's stuff spins at 2,077 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
661 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Houser throws the changeup 26.8% of the time against left-handers and 7.9% against right-handers.
266 pitches to right-handers, 395 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Houser averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
661 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 162nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Houser works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 46.3% of everything he throws.
661 classified pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.7% of the contact Houser gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
661 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Houser puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42% when he is ahead.
192 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Houser releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
493 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Houser's sinker averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.0.
306 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Houser's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
118 of 661 located pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Houser, 31st percentile.
661 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Houser lives in the strike zone: 43.9% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
661 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Houser releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
661 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Houser throws a strike on the first pitch 62.4% of the time.
189 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Houser's slider spins at 2,367 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
95 thrown in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Houser's sinker moves 16.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
306 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Houser's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
74 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Houser's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 87.2 off his slider.
74 and 95 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates Houser's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.6 against 82.4.
74 and 59 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Houser throws the changeup 26.8% of the time against left-handers and 7.9% against right-handers.
266 pitches to right-handers, 395 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Houser works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 46.3% of everything he throws.
661 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Houser's sinker averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.0.
306 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Houser's slider spins at 2,367 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
95 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Houser goes to the 4-seam fastball: 22.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.1% the rest of the time.
180 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Houser throws a fastball 64.1% of the time, against 50% when he is ahead.
192 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Houser puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42% when he is ahead.
192 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Houser throws a strike on the first pitch 62.4% of the time.
189 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Houser puts 48.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41% of his pitches to left-handers.
266 pitches to right-handed hitters, 395 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Houser lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
661 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Houser's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
118 of 661 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Houser lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.3% of his offspeed pitches.
380 of his fastballs, 127 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Houser's fastball averages 95.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.5 past his 75th.
126 early fastballs, 39 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Houser releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
493 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Houser releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
661 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Houser's stuff spins at 2,077 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
661 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 453rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Houser averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
661 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 162nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.7% of the contact Houser gives up is hit hard, 27th percentile.
661 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Houser, 31st percentile.
661 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 370th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Houser lives in the strike zone: 43.9% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
661 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 211th in MLB.
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