His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bernardino's sinker averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 92.0.
122 thrown, 45% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bernardino releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 10 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
271 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bernardino throws a fastball 92.4% of the time, against 40.2% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 82 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.
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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bernardino's sinker leaves the bat at 87.1 mph, against 76.7 off his curveball.
122 and 73 of them thrown.
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 13.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bernardino releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
194 tracked pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bernardino throws a strike on the first pitch 68.6% of the time.
70 plate appearances started 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.
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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bernardino puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
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.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bernardino works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 45% of everything he throws.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bernardino goes to the 4-seam fastball: 19.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.5% the rest of the time.
81 two-strike 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 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
271 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Bernardino's sinker from his curveball, 89.8 against 77.7.
122 and 73 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bernardino's curveball spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
73 thrown in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Bernardino's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 271 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bernardino throws the changeup 14.7% of the time against right-handers and 1.3% against left-handers.
116 pitches to right-handers, 155 to left-handers.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bernardino's sinker averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 92.0.
122 thrown, 45% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bernardino's sinker leaves the bat at 87.1 mph, against 76.7 off his curveball.
122 and 73 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bernardino works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 45% of everything he throws.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Bernardino's sinker from his curveball, 89.8 against 77.7.
122 and 73 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bernardino's curveball spins at 2,581 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
73 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bernardino throws the changeup 14.7% of the time against right-handers and 1.3% against left-handers.
116 pitches to right-handers, 155 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bernardino releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 10 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
271 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bernardino releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
194 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 92.4% of the time, against 40.2% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bernardino throws a strike on the first pitch 68.6% of the time.
70 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bernardino puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bernardino goes to the 4-seam fastball: 19.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.5% the rest of the time.
81 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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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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 13.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
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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.
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 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
271 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Bernardino's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 271 located pitches.
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