When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Headrick throws a fastball 76.8% of the time, against 41.8% when he is ahead.
293 pitches behind in the count, 423 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Headrick's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
622 thrown, averaging 94.1 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 77.7 off his splitter.
622 and 160 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 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1282 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.
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.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Headrick's sinker moves 14.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
113 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
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 saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Headrick throws the 4-seam fastball 56.5% of the time against right-handers and 33.3% against left-handers.
840 pitches to right-handers, 442 to left-handers.
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.
1191 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Headrick works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Splitter and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.5% of everything he throws.
1282 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Headrick puts 56.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.2% when he is ahead.
293 located pitches behind, 423 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Headrick throws a strike on the first pitch 64.4% of the time.
326 plate appearances started 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 three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1282 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Headrick goes to the splitter: 16.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
417 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Headrick's 4-seam fastball averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 97.5.
622 thrown, 48.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Headrick's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.1 against 84.3.
622 and 387 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Headrick's sinker spins at 2,346 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
113 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Headrick throws a fastball 76.8% of the time, against 41.8% when he is ahead.
293 pitches behind in the count, 423 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Headrick puts 56.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.2% when he is ahead.
293 located pitches behind, 423 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Headrick throws a strike on the first pitch 64.4% of the time.
326 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: 16.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.8% the rest of the time.
417 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Headrick's 4-seam fastball carries 17.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
622 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Headrick's sinker moves 14.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
113 thrown, averaging 93.3 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 77.7 off his splitter.
622 and 160 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Headrick throws the 4-seam fastball 56.5% of the time against right-handers and 33.3% against left-handers.
840 pitches to right-handers, 442 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Headrick works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Splitter and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 48.5% of everything he throws.
1282 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Headrick's 4-seam fastball averages 94.1 mph, and has touched 97.5.
622 thrown, 48.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Headrick's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.1 against 84.3.
622 and 387 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Headrick's sinker spins at 2,346 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
113 thrown in 2026.
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 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1282 located pitches in 2026.
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.
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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.
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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.
1191 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Headrick releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1282 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
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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.