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.
507 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hurter throws a fastball 74.1% of the time, against 49.3% when he is ahead.
139 pitches behind in the count, 150 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hurter's changeup leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 78.1 off his sweeper.
54 and 147 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hurter's sinker moves 16.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
272 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hurter goes to the 4-seam fastball: 12.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.1% the rest of the time.
137 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hurter works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup. The sinker is 55.1% of everything he throws.
494 classified pitches in 2026.
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.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hurter throws the changeup 21.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
252 pitches to right-handers, 242 to left-handers.
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.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hurter's sinker averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 94.0.
272 thrown, 55.1% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hurter lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
507 located pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hurter releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
440 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 2,616 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
147 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
21.9% of Hurter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
111 of 507 located pitches.
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.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hurter throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Hurter's sinker from his sweeper, 91.8 against 81.1.
272 and 147 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hurter has thrown 21 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 91.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
494 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.
507 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.
440 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 Hurter throws a fastball 74.1% of the time, against 49.3% when he is ahead.
139 pitches behind in the count, 150 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hurter goes to the 4-seam fastball: 12.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.1% the rest of the time.
137 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hurter throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
142 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hurter's changeup leaves the bat at 88.9 mph, against 78.1 off his sweeper.
54 and 147 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hurter works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup. The sinker is 55.1% of everything he throws.
494 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hurter throws the changeup 21.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
252 pitches to right-handers, 242 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hurter's sinker averages 91.8 mph, and has touched 94.0.
272 thrown, 55.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hurter's sweeper spins at 2,616 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
147 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Hurter's sinker from his sweeper, 91.8 against 81.1.
272 and 147 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hurter has thrown 21 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 91.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
494 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 16.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
272 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hurter lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
507 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Hurter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
111 of 507 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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.
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