He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pallante throws the 4-seam fastball 53.5% of the time against left-handers and 9.9% against right-handers.
1176 pitches to right-handers, 1466 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pallante's knuckle curve carries 16.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
450 thrown, averaging 78.5 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.9 mph separates Pallante's sinker from his knuckle curve, 95.4 against 78.5.
446 and 450 of them respectively.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pallante puts 65.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
686 located pitches behind, 717 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Pallante throws 40.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.7% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 546 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Pallante puts 42.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
330 pitches to right-handed hitters, 398 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pallante throws a fastball 56.4% of the time, against 40.2% when he is ahead.
686 pitches behind in the count, 717 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pallante's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 83.3 off his sinker.
450 and 446 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Pallante lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Pallante lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2642 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pallante goes to the knuckle curve: 24.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.
764 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Pallante lands 53% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.8% of his breaking balls.
368 of his fastballs, 330 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pallante's knuckle curve spins at 2,768 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
450 thrown in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Pallante's sinker moves 11.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
446 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .325 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
368 of his fastballs thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pallante projects a .302 average, 73rd percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pallante's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.8.
902 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pallante releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2642 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pallante works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Knuckle Curve and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 34.1% of everything he throws.
2642 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pallante releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2468 tracked pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pallante is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Pallante throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
681 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Pallante has thrown 70 splitters this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 88.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2642 classified pitches in 2026.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pallante throws the 4-seam fastball 53.5% of the time against left-handers and 9.9% against right-handers.
1176 pitches to right-handers, 1466 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.9 mph separates Pallante's sinker from his knuckle curve, 95.4 against 78.5.
446 and 450 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pallante's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 83.3 off his sinker.
450 and 446 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pallante's knuckle curve spins at 2,768 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
450 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pallante's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.8.
902 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pallante works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Knuckle Curve and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 34.1% of everything he throws.
2642 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Pallante has thrown 70 splitters this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 88.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2642 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
Pallante's knuckle curve carries 16.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
450 thrown, averaging 78.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Pallante's sinker moves 11.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
446 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pallante puts 65.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.6% when he is ahead.
686 located pitches behind, 717 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pallante throws a fastball 56.4% of the time, against 40.2% when he is ahead.
686 pitches behind in the count, 717 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pallante goes to the knuckle curve: 24.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.
764 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Pallante throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
681 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Pallante throws 40.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.7% with the bases empty.
182 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 546 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Pallante puts 42.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
330 pitches to right-handed hitters, 398 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Pallante lives in the strike zone: 45.2% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Pallante lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2642 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Pallante lands 53% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.8% of his breaking balls.
368 of his fastballs, 330 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .325 expected average against them, against .280 on his breaking balls.
368 of his fastballs thrown.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pallante projects a .302 average, 73rd percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 147th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pallante is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
728 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pallante releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2642 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pallante releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2468 tracked pitches in 2026.
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