His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Raley's cutter averages 86.7 mph, and has touched 89.1.
245 thrown, 29.1% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Raley throws a fastball 62% of the time, against 30.5% when he is ahead.
208 pitches behind in the count, 249 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Raley's sweeper moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
298 thrown, averaging 80.8 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Raley averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
246 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 523rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Raley releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
842 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Raley lives in the strike zone: 48.4% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 44th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Raley goes to the sweeper: 48% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
244 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Raley's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 76.5 off his cutter.
184 and 245 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Raley's stuff spins at 2,608 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
246 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Raley's sweeper spins at 2,924 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
298 thrown in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Raley is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Raley releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
767 tracked pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Raley gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 103rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Raley puts 55.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.2% when he is ahead.
208 located pitches behind, 249 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Raley throws the changeup 19.6% of the time against right-handers and 2.1% against left-handers.
501 pitches to right-handers, 341 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Raley works with 4 pitches: Sweeper, Cutter, Sinker and Changeup. The sweeper is 35.4% of everything he throws.
842 classified pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .373 expected average against them, against .348 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Raley throws a strike on the first pitch 63.2% of the time.
223 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Raley projects a .338 average, 38th percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 336th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Raley's sinker from his sweeper, 90.3 against 80.8.
184 and 298 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Raley has thrown 10 sliders this season, 1.2% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
842 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Raley's cutter averages 86.7 mph, and has touched 89.1.
245 thrown, 29.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Raley's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 76.5 off his cutter.
184 and 245 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Raley's sweeper spins at 2,924 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
298 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Raley throws the changeup 19.6% of the time against right-handers and 2.1% against left-handers.
501 pitches to right-handers, 341 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Raley works with 4 pitches: Sweeper, Cutter, Sinker and Changeup. The sweeper is 35.4% of everything he throws.
842 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.4 mph separates Raley's sinker from his sweeper, 90.3 against 80.8.
184 and 298 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Raley has thrown 10 sliders this season, 1.2% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
842 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 Raley throws a fastball 62% of the time, against 30.5% when he is ahead.
208 pitches behind in the count, 249 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Raley goes to the sweeper: 48% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
244 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Raley puts 55.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.2% when he is ahead.
208 located pitches behind, 249 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Raley throws a strike on the first pitch 63.2% of the time.
223 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Raley's sweeper moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
298 thrown, averaging 80.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Raley averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
246 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 523rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Raley releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
842 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Raley releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
767 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Raley lives in the strike zone: 48.4% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 44th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Raley's stuff spins at 2,608 rpm, 96th percentile in the league.
246 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Raley is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 81st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Raley gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 103rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Raley projects a .338 average, 38th percentile.
246 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 336th in MLB.
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 breaking balls: a .373 expected average against them, against .348 on his fastballs.
110 of his breaking balls thrown.
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