One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
283 thrown, averaging 91.8 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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Woodruff's sinker leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.8 off his changeup.
125 and 136 of them thrown.
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.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Woodruff throws a strike on the first pitch 69.1% of the time.
175 plate appearances started in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Woodruff throws the sinker 34% of the time against right-handers and 6% against left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handers, 334 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's changeup moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 82.4 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Woodruff goes to the 4-seam fastball: 53.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 40% the rest of the time.
196 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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 leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.7% of Woodruff's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
159 of 643 located pitches.
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.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 95.9.
283 thrown, 44% of his pitches.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Woodruff's fastball averages 90.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.6 past his 75th.
188 early fastballs, 35 late ones.
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 44% of everything he throws.
643 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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Woodruff puts 66.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53.1% when he is ahead.
152 located pitches behind, 207 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Woodruff releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
643 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He lives on one side of the plate
Woodruff works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
643 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Woodruff throws a fastball 77.6% of the time, against 69.6% when he is ahead.
152 pitches behind in the count, 207 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Woodruff's sinker from his changeup, 92.4 against 82.4.
125 and 136 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's cutter spins at 2,365 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Woodruff has thrown 28 curveballs this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 76.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
643 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
283 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's changeup moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 82.4 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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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Woodruff's sinker leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 85.8 off his changeup.
125 and 136 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Woodruff throws the sinker 34% of the time against right-handers and 6% against left-handers.
309 pitches to right-handers, 334 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Woodruff's 4-seam fastball averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 95.9.
283 thrown, 44% 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 44% of everything he throws.
643 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Woodruff's sinker from his changeup, 92.4 against 82.4.
125 and 136 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Woodruff's cutter spins at 2,365 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Woodruff has thrown 28 curveballs this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 76.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
643 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Woodruff throws a strike on the first pitch 69.1% of the time.
175 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Woodruff goes to the 4-seam fastball: 53.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 40% the rest of the time.
196 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Woodruff puts 66.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53.1% when he is ahead.
152 located pitches behind, 207 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Woodruff throws a fastball 77.6% of the time, against 69.6% when he is ahead.
152 pitches behind in the count, 207 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.7% of Woodruff's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
159 of 643 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Woodruff works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
643 located pitches in 2026.
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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 is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Woodruff's fastball averages 90.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.6 past his 75th.
188 early fastballs, 35 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Woodruff releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
643 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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.
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