His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suter's 4-seam fastball averages 86.7 mph, and has touched 90.3.
113 thrown, 26.1% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Suter throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 41.4% when he is ahead.
83 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suter averages 81.7 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 532nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suter's 4-seam fastball carries 15.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
113 thrown, averaging 86.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suter's sinker leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 77.3 off his changeup.
106 and 138 of them thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Suter releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
330 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suter releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 3.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
431 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .327 expected average against them, against .253 on his breaking balls.
219 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Suter's stuff spins at 1,943 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 509th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suter throws 45.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
126 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 307 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suter puts 60.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.6% when he is ahead.
83 located pitches behind, 156 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suter is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 54th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suter throws the slider 33.5% of the time against left-handers and 7.5% against right-handers.
266 pitches to right-handers, 167 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Suter works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
431 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suter puts 39.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
266 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suter throws a strike on the first pitch 67.3% of the time.
101 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suter's sinker moves 11.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 88.3 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suter works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suter works with 4 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Slider. The changeup is 31.9% of everything he throws.
433 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Suter gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 111th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suter goes to the changeup: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.9% the rest of the time.
170 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Suter's sinker from his changeup, 88.3 against 75.3.
106 and 138 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suter lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
431 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Suter projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Suter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
79 of 431 located pitches.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suter's 4-seam fastball averages 86.7 mph, and has touched 90.3.
113 thrown, 26.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suter's sinker leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 77.3 off his changeup.
106 and 138 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suter throws the slider 33.5% of the time against left-handers and 7.5% against right-handers.
266 pitches to right-handers, 167 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suter works with 4 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Slider. The changeup is 31.9% of everything he throws.
433 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Suter's sinker from his changeup, 88.3 against 75.3.
106 and 138 of them respectively.
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 Suter throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 41.4% when he is ahead.
83 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suter puts 60.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.6% when he is ahead.
83 located pitches behind, 156 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suter throws a strike on the first pitch 67.3% of the time.
101 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suter goes to the changeup: 36.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.9% the rest of the time.
170 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suter averages 81.7 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 532nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suter's 4-seam fastball carries 15.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
113 thrown, averaging 86.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suter's sinker moves 11.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
106 thrown, averaging 88.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Suter releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
330 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suter releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 3.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
431 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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 .327 expected average against them, against .253 on his breaking balls.
219 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Suter's stuff spins at 1,943 rpm, 5th percentile in the league.
433 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 509th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suter throws 45.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
126 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 307 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suter is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 54th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Suter gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 111th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Suter projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Suter works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
431 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suter lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
431 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Suter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
79 of 431 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suter puts 39.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
266 pitches to right-handed hitters, 167 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suter works off the plate, with only 41.1% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
433 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
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