One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pallante's knuckle curve carries 17.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
132 thrown, averaging 77.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pallante's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 80.9 off his sinker.
226 and 142 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pallante throws a fastball 58.9% of the time, against 36.9% when he is ahead.
202 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pallante throws the 4-seam fastball 48.2% of the time against left-handers and 10.3% against right-handers.
330 pitches to right-handers, 398 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.7 mph separates Pallante's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.8 against 77.1.
226 and 132 of them respectively.
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 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
728 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pallante goes to the slider: 36% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.8% the rest of the time.
203 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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.
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 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 runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Pallante's sinker moves 11.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pallante's knuckle curve spins at 2,760 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
132 thrown in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Pallante throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
186 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 pitches move in ways that fit together
Pallante works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 31% of everything he throws.
728 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pallante puts 58.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.8% when he is ahead.
202 located pitches behind, 206 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pallante's 4-seam fastball averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.6.
226 thrown, 31% of his pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pallante releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
554 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Pallante's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
155 of 728 located pitches.
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.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Pallante has thrown 30 splitters this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 87.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
728 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pallante's knuckle curve carries 17.8 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
132 thrown, averaging 77.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Pallante's sinker moves 11.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 94.8 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 Pallante's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 80.9 off his sinker.
226 and 142 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pallante throws the 4-seam fastball 48.2% of the time against left-handers and 10.3% against right-handers.
330 pitches to right-handers, 398 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
17.7 mph separates Pallante's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.8 against 77.1.
226 and 132 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pallante's knuckle curve spins at 2,760 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
132 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pallante works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 31% of everything he throws.
728 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pallante's 4-seam fastball averages 94.8 mph, and has touched 97.6.
226 thrown, 31% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Pallante has thrown 30 splitters this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 87.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
728 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pallante throws a fastball 58.9% of the time, against 36.9% when he is ahead.
202 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pallante goes to the slider: 36% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.8% the rest of the time.
203 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Pallante throws a strike on the first pitch 65.6% of the time.
186 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pallante puts 58.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.8% when he is ahead.
202 located pitches behind, 206 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
728 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.3% of Pallante's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
155 of 728 located pitches.
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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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pallante releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
554 tracked pitches in 2026.
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