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Blake Snell

Dodgers
Number #7
Position SP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 33
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Seattle, WA
Born Dec 4, 1992

Key Insights

2026
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Snell goes to the curveball: 35.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.

266 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Snell's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

368 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Snell's curveball leaves the bat at 87.4 mph, against 79.6 off his 4-seam fastball.

162 and 368 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Snell throws a strike on the first pitch 70.7% of the time.

174 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

12.7% of Snell's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

94 of 741 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work

16.1 mph separates Snell's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.0 against 79.9.

368 and 162 of them respectively.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 4, 1992
Birth Place Seattle, WA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L