When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lange throws a fastball 61.3% of the time, against 24.4% when he is ahead.
111 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lange throws 32.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
96 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lange's sinker moves 16.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
82 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lange's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 87.0 off his changeup.
57 and 75 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lange throws the changeup 34% of the time against left-handers and 3.1% against right-handers.
163 pitches to right-handers, 206 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lange lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
367 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lange puts 37.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
163 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lange puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.3% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lange's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lange lands 47.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.3% of his offspeed pitches.
182 of his fastballs, 75 of his offspeed pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Lange, 13th percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lange goes to the slider: 34.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.
111 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lange releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
367 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lange works with 5 pitches: Slider, Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The slider is 25.7% of everything he throws.
369 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Lange averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
369 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Lange's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
57 of 367 located pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Lange works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 371st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Lange gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Lange's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
369 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lange's sinker averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 96.9.
82 thrown, 22.2% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .319 on his offspeed pitches.
182 of his fastballs thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lange throws a strike on the first pitch 56.8% of the time.
88 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lange's cutter spins at 2,311 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lange projects a .337 average, 38th percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lange has thrown 17 knuckle curves this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
369 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lange throws a fastball 61.3% of the time, against 24.4% when he is ahead.
111 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lange puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.3% when he is ahead.
110 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lange goes to the slider: 34.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.
111 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lange throws a strike on the first pitch 56.8% of the time.
88 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lange throws 32.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
96 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lange's sinker moves 16.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
82 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lange's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
57 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lange's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 87.0 off his changeup.
57 and 75 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lange throws the changeup 34% of the time against left-handers and 3.1% against right-handers.
163 pitches to right-handers, 206 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lange works with 5 pitches: Slider, Sinker, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The slider is 25.7% of everything he throws.
369 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lange's sinker averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 96.9.
82 thrown, 22.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lange's cutter spins at 2,311 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
43 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lange has thrown 17 knuckle curves this season, 4.6% of his pitches, at 86.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
369 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lange lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
367 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Lange's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
57 of 367 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lange puts 37.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
163 pitches to right-handed hitters, 206 to left-handed hitters.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lange lands 47.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.3% of his offspeed pitches.
182 of his fastballs, 75 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .319 on his offspeed pitches.
182 of his fastballs thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.2 mph off the bat against Lange, 13th percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Lange gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lange projects a .337 average, 38th percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 331st in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lange releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
367 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Lange averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
369 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Lange works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 31st percentile.
369 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 371st in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Lange's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
369 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
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