When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Nunez throws a fastball 64.6% of the time, against 28.3% when he is ahead.
268 pitches behind in the count, 300 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .411 expected average against them, against .238 on his breaking balls.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Nunez works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Nunez throws the sweeper 53.1% of the time against right-handers and 10.8% against left-handers.
467 pitches to right-handers, 526 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Nunez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
991 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Nunez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
295 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Nunez throws 30.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.6% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nunez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 82.3 off his sweeper.
295 and 305 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Nunez's sweeper moves 15.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
305 thrown, averaging 85.8 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Nunez goes to the sweeper: 40.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.5% the rest of the time.
299 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Nunez's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 99.0.
295 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Nunez's sweeper spins at 2,903 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
305 thrown in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Nunez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
991 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Nunez puts 37.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 34.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Nunez lands 41.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
141 of his fastballs, 67 of his offspeed pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Nunez throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
252 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Nunez works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The sweeper is 30.7% of everything he throws.
993 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Nunez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Nunez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
172 of 991 located pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Nunez's stuff spins at 2,355 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Nunez puts 47.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 299 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nunez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Nunez releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
902 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nunez projects a .338 average, 37th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 337th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Nunez's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.1 against 85.8.
295 and 305 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Nunez throws a fastball 64.6% of the time, against 28.3% when he is ahead.
268 pitches behind in the count, 300 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Nunez goes to the sweeper: 40.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.5% the rest of the time.
299 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Nunez throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
252 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Nunez puts 47.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.1% when he is ahead.
268 located pitches behind, 299 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 offspeed pitches: a .411 expected average against them, against .238 on his breaking balls.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Nunez lands 41.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
141 of his fastballs, 67 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Nunez works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Nunez throws the sweeper 53.1% of the time against right-handers and 10.8% against left-handers.
467 pitches to right-handers, 526 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Nunez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 82.3 off his sweeper.
295 and 305 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Nunez's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 99.0.
295 thrown, 29.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Nunez's sweeper spins at 2,903 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
305 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Nunez works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The sweeper is 30.7% of everything he throws.
993 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Nunez's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.1 against 85.8.
295 and 305 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Nunez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
991 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Nunez works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
991 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Nunez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
172 of 991 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Nunez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
295 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Nunez's sweeper moves 15.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
305 thrown, averaging 85.8 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Nunez throws 30.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.6% with the bases empty.
88 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 217 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Nunez puts 37.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 34.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
158 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Nunez averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 186th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Nunez's stuff spins at 2,355 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
305 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Nunez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Nunez projects a .338 average, 37th percentile.
305 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 337th in MLB.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Nunez releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
902 tracked pitches in 2026.
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