One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Headrick's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
161 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Headrick's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
161 and 111 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Headrick lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.96 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
331 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Headrick lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his breaking balls.
206 of his fastballs, 111 of his breaking balls.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Headrick throws a fastball 74.2% of the time, against 54.4% when he is ahead.
89 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Headrick throws the 4-seam fastball 62.8% of the time against right-handers and 27.3% against left-handers.
199 pitches to right-handers, 132 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Headrick's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Headrick throws 50.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 232 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Headrick puts 48.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
199 pitches to right-handed hitters, 132 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Headrick lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 103rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Headrick releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
241 tracked pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Headrick throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
92 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Headrick works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.6% of everything he throws.
331 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Headrick goes to the splitter: 8.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.5% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Headrick is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Headrick releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
331 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.4% of Headrick's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
74 of 331 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Headrick projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Headrick's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 83.6.
161 and 111 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Headrick's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.2.
161 thrown, 48.6% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Headrick puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 52.2% when he is ahead.
89 located pitches behind, 90 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Headrick's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,360 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
161 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Headrick has thrown 14 splitters this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 84.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
331 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Headrick's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
161 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Headrick's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 93.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Headrick's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
161 and 111 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Headrick throws the 4-seam fastball 62.8% of the time against right-handers and 27.3% against left-handers.
199 pitches to right-handers, 132 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Headrick works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.6% of everything he throws.
331 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Headrick's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.9 against 83.6.
161 and 111 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Headrick's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.2.
161 thrown, 48.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Headrick's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,360 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
161 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Headrick has thrown 14 splitters this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 84.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
331 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Headrick lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.96 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
331 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.4% of Headrick's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
74 of 331 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Headrick lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.7% of his breaking balls.
206 of his fastballs, 111 of his breaking balls.
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 Headrick throws a fastball 74.2% of the time, against 54.4% when he is ahead.
89 pitches behind in the count, 90 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Headrick throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
92 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Headrick goes to the splitter: 8.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.5% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Headrick puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 52.2% when he is ahead.
89 located pitches behind, 90 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Headrick throws 50.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 232 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Headrick puts 48.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
199 pitches to right-handed hitters, 132 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Headrick lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 103rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Headrick releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
241 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Headrick releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
331 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Headrick is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 151st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Headrick projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
331 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 375th in MLB.
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