This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Woodruff goes to the 4-seam fastball: 60% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.1% the rest of the time.
120 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
177 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .379 expected average against them, against .276 on his fastballs.
87 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Woodruff puts 52.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 235 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Woodruff throws the sinker 35.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.5% against left-handers.
184 pitches to right-handers, 235 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Woodruff throws 41.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.1% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 332 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Woodruff lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
419 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 66th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's changeup moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 82.7 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Woodruff lands 52.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.9% of his offspeed pitches.
305 of his fastballs, 87 of his offspeed pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Woodruff throws a strike on the first pitch 67.2% of the time.
122 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Woodruff projects a .283 average, 85th percentile.
419 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.3% of Woodruff's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
102 of 419 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Woodruff's sinker leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 87.0 off his 4-seam fastball.
78 and 177 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 95.9.
177 thrown, 42.2% of his pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33% of the contact Woodruff gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
419 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 113th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Woodruff works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 42.2% of everything he throws.
419 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Woodruff averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
419 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 351st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Woodruff lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
419 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Woodruff releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
419 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Woodruff puts 64.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 54.7% when he is ahead.
92 located pitches behind, 137 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's cutter spins at 2,384 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
50 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Woodruff's sinker from his changeup, 92.5 against 82.7.
78 and 87 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Woodruff has thrown 20 curveballs this season, 4.8% of his pitches, at 76.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
419 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Woodruff goes to the 4-seam fastball: 60% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.1% the rest of the time.
120 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Woodruff throws a strike on the first pitch 67.2% of the time.
122 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Woodruff puts 64.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 54.7% when he is ahead.
92 located pitches behind, 137 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
177 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's changeup moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
87 thrown, averaging 82.7 mph.
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 .379 expected average against them, against .276 on his fastballs.
87 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Woodruff lands 52.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.9% of his offspeed pitches.
305 of his fastballs, 87 of his offspeed pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Woodruff puts 52.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
184 pitches to right-handed hitters, 235 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Woodruff throws the sinker 35.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.5% against left-handers.
184 pitches to right-handers, 235 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Woodruff's sinker leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 87.0 off his 4-seam fastball.
78 and 177 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 95.9.
177 thrown, 42.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Woodruff works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 42.2% of everything he throws.
419 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's cutter spins at 2,384 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
50 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Woodruff's sinker from his changeup, 92.5 against 82.7.
78 and 87 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Woodruff has thrown 20 curveballs this season, 4.8% of his pitches, at 76.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
419 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Woodruff throws 41.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.1% with the bases empty.
87 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 332 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Woodruff lives in the strike zone: 47.5% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
419 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 66th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Woodruff projects a .283 average, 85th percentile.
419 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33% of the contact Woodruff gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
419 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 113th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.3% of Woodruff's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
102 of 419 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Woodruff lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
419 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Woodruff averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
419 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 351st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Woodruff releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
419 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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