He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morris puts 40.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50% of his pitches to left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handed hitters, 178 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morris throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 48% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 102 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .404 expected average against them, against .158 on his breaking balls.
212 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morris's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Morris's cutter leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 77.9 off his sweeper.
45 and 67 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morris's sweeper moves 15.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
67 thrown, averaging 81.7 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morris goes to the sweeper: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.4% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morris's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.7.
125 thrown, 38.7% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morris lands 52.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.9% of his breaking balls.
212 of his fastballs, 83 of his breaking balls.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Morris lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
323 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 111th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morris throws the sweeper 33.1% of the time against right-handers and 10.7% against left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handers, 178 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Morris throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
82 plate appearances started in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Morris is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
323 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Morris works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
323 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morris releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
323 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.0 mph separates Morris's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.7 against 81.7.
125 and 67 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Morris's stuff spins at 2,129 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
323 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 397th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
323 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morris throws 48.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 242 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morris puts 59.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 102 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morris works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.7% of everything he throws.
323 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Morris gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
323 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 160th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morris releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Morris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
60 of 323 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morris's sweeper spins at 2,431 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
67 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Morris has thrown 16 curveballs this season, 5% of his pitches, at 73.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
323 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Morris puts 40.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50% of his pitches to left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handed hitters, 178 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Morris throws a fastball 85.2% of the time, against 48% when he is ahead.
81 pitches behind in the count, 102 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Morris goes to the sweeper: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.4% the rest of the time.
98 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Morris throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
82 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Morris puts 59.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
81 located pitches behind, 102 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .404 expected average against them, against .158 on his breaking balls.
212 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Morris lands 52.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.9% of his breaking balls.
212 of his fastballs, 83 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Morris's 4-seam fastball carries 17.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Morris's sweeper moves 15.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
67 thrown, averaging 81.7 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 Morris's cutter leaves the bat at 94.9 mph, against 77.9 off his sweeper.
45 and 67 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Morris's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.7.
125 thrown, 38.7% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Morris throws the sweeper 33.1% of the time against right-handers and 10.7% against left-handers.
145 pitches to right-handers, 178 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.0 mph separates Morris's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.7 against 81.7.
125 and 67 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Morris works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.7% of everything he throws.
323 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Morris's sweeper spins at 2,431 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
67 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Morris has thrown 16 curveballs this season, 5% of his pitches, at 73.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
323 classified pitches in 2026.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Morris lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
323 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 111th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Morris is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
323 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.9% of the contact Morris gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
323 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 160th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Morris works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
323 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Morris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
323 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Morris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
60 of 323 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Morris releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 59 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
323 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Morris releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Morris's stuff spins at 2,129 rpm, 26th percentile in the league.
323 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 397th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Morris throws 48.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 242 with the bases empty.
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