He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hurter puts 37.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 54.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hurter releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
321 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hurter's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
179 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hurter goes to the 4-seam fastball: 13.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 0.5% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hurter throws the sinker 70.5% of the time against left-handers and 46.5% against right-handers.
159 pitches to right-handers, 149 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hurter throws 41.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.4% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 192 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hurter lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hurter works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup. The sinker is 58.1% of everything he throws.
308 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hurter throws a fastball 71.3% of the time, against 58.1% when he is ahead.
87 pitches behind in the count, 93 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hurter lands 54.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.3% of his breaking balls.
192 of his fastballs, 81 of his breaking balls.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hurter's stuff spins at 2,092 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
321 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 439th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hurter throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
87 plate appearances started in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hurter's sinker averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.0.
179 thrown, 58.1% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hurter releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
254 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hurter projects a .303 average, 72nd percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hurter's sweeper spins at 2,564 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
81 thrown in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hurter averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
321 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 339th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hurter is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 159th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Hurter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
69 of 321 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hurter's sinker leaves the bat at 87.3 mph, against 84.5 off his sweeper.
179 and 81 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35% of the contact Hurter gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Hurter's sinker from his sweeper, 92.2 against 81.8.
179 and 81 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hurter has thrown 13 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 92.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
308 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hurter puts 37.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 54.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
164 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hurter releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
321 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hurter releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
254 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hurter's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
179 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hurter goes to the 4-seam fastball: 13.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 0.5% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hurter throws a fastball 71.3% of the time, against 58.1% when he is ahead.
87 pitches behind in the count, 93 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hurter throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
87 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hurter throws the sinker 70.5% of the time against left-handers and 46.5% against right-handers.
159 pitches to right-handers, 149 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hurter works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup. The sinker is 58.1% of everything he throws.
308 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hurter's sinker averages 92.2 mph, and has touched 94.0.
179 thrown, 58.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hurter's sweeper spins at 2,564 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
81 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hurter's sinker leaves the bat at 87.3 mph, against 84.5 off his sweeper.
179 and 81 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.4 mph separates Hurter's sinker from his sweeper, 92.2 against 81.8.
179 and 81 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hurter has thrown 13 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 92.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
308 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hurter throws 41.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.4% with the bases empty.
129 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 192 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
Hurter lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 108th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hurter lands 54.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.3% of his breaking balls.
192 of his fastballs, 81 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hurter's stuff spins at 2,092 rpm, 18th percentile in the league.
321 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 439th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hurter projects a .303 average, 72nd percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hurter is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 159th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35% of the contact Hurter gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
321 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hurter averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 37th percentile in the league.
321 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 339th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Hurter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
69 of 321 located pitches.
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