One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.
90 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tidwell's sinker leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 84.6 off his sweeper.
170 and 306 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tidwell's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
321 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tidwell throws a fastball 63.7% of the time, against 42.9% when he is ahead.
262 pitches behind in the count, 287 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Tidwell's fastball averages 95.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.4 past his 75th.
202 early fastballs, 59 late ones.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tidwell's sinker moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
170 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tidwell's sweeper spins at 2,868 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
306 thrown in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Tidwell's stuff spins at 2,520 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tidwell puts 61.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.4% when he is ahead.
262 located pitches behind, 287 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tidwell's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 98.6.
321 thrown, 33.3% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Tidwell is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tidwell works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 33.3% of everything he throws.
963 classified pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tidwell releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
963 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tidwell goes to the curveball: 7% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.8% the rest of the time.
298 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Tidwell's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.1 against 82.5.
321 and 306 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Tidwell's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
208 of 963 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.4% of the contact Tidwell gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tidwell throws the sweeper 36.6% of the time against right-handers and 28.1% against left-handers.
418 pitches to right-handers, 545 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Tidwell releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
904 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tidwell has thrown 42 changeups this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 83.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
963 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.
90 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tidwell's sinker leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 84.6 off his sweeper.
170 and 306 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tidwell's sweeper spins at 2,868 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
306 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tidwell's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 98.6.
321 thrown, 33.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tidwell works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 33.3% of everything he throws.
963 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Tidwell's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.1 against 82.5.
321 and 306 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tidwell throws the sweeper 36.6% of the time against right-handers and 28.1% against left-handers.
418 pitches to right-handers, 545 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tidwell has thrown 42 changeups this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 83.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
963 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
Tidwell's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
321 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tidwell's sinker moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
170 thrown, averaging 93.2 mph.
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 Tidwell throws a fastball 63.7% of the time, against 42.9% when he is ahead.
262 pitches behind in the count, 287 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tidwell puts 61.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.4% when he is ahead.
262 located pitches behind, 287 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tidwell goes to the curveball: 7% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.8% the rest of the time.
298 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Tidwell's fastball averages 95.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.4 past his 75th.
202 early fastballs, 59 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tidwell releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
963 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Tidwell releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
904 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Tidwell's stuff spins at 2,520 rpm, 90th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Tidwell is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 116th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.4% of the contact Tidwell gives up is hit hard, 64th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 194th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Tidwell's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
208 of 963 located pitches.
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