The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bernardino releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 8 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1001 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bernardino throws a fastball 84% of the time, against 34.7% when he is ahead.
262 pitches behind in the count, 265 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .346 expected average against them, against .236 on his breaking balls.
178 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bernardino's sinker leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 79.3 off his cutter.
423 and 106 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bernardino lives in the strike zone: 48.3% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bernardino averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 491st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bernardino's sinker averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 93.3.
423 thrown, 42.3% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bernardino goes to the curveball: 47.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.3% the rest of the time.
256 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 21.2% of the contact Bernardino gives up is hit hard, 97th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 16th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bernardino's sinker moves 13.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
423 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bernardino releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
924 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bernardino lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1001 located pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bernardino is weak: 82.9 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bernardino puts 66.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.9% when he is ahead.
262 located pitches behind, 265 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bernardino puts 45.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 155 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bernardino lands 56.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
178 of his fastballs, 74 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bernardino's curveball spins at 2,664 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
354 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Bernardino's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.5 against 77.9.
42 and 354 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bernardino works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Cutter and Changeup. The sinker is 42.3% of everything he throws.
1001 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bernardino's 4-seam fastball carries 9.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bernardino throws the curveball 43% of the time against left-handers and 27.6% against right-handers.
496 pitches to right-handers, 505 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bernardino has thrown 42 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 90.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1001 classified pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bernardino releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 8 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1001 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bernardino releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
924 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 Bernardino throws a fastball 84% of the time, against 34.7% when he is ahead.
262 pitches behind in the count, 265 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bernardino goes to the curveball: 47.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.3% the rest of the time.
256 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bernardino puts 66.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.9% when he is ahead.
262 located pitches behind, 265 ahead.
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 fastballs: a .346 expected average against them, against .236 on his breaking balls.
178 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bernardino lands 56.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
178 of his fastballs, 74 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bernardino's sinker leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 79.3 off his cutter.
423 and 106 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bernardino's sinker averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 93.3.
423 thrown, 42.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bernardino's curveball spins at 2,664 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
354 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.6 mph separates Bernardino's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 90.5 against 77.9.
42 and 354 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bernardino works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Cutter and Changeup. The sinker is 42.3% of everything he throws.
1001 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bernardino throws the curveball 43% of the time against left-handers and 27.6% against right-handers.
496 pitches to right-handers, 505 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bernardino has thrown 42 4-seam fastballs this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 90.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1001 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bernardino lives in the strike zone: 48.3% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bernardino averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 491st in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 21.2% of the contact Bernardino gives up is hit hard, 97th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 16th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bernardino is weak: 82.9 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bernardino's sinker moves 13.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
423 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bernardino's 4-seam fastball carries 9.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 90.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bernardino lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1001 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bernardino puts 45.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 155 to left-handed hitters.
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