The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hudson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 6 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1052 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hudson's sinker moves 16.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hudson lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.3% of his breaking balls.
282 of his fastballs, 90 of his breaking balls.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hudson lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hudson puts 52.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hudson works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 66.3% of everything he throws.
1057 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hudson throws a fastball 84% of the time, against 66.5% when he is ahead.
250 pitches behind in the count, 328 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hudson releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
965 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hudson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1052 located pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hudson is weak: 84.9 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hudson's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.3.
701 thrown, 66.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hudson's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
701 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.9% of Hudson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
251 of 1052 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Hudson's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.9 against 80.0.
701 and 301 of them respectively.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hudson averages 88.7 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hudson works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1052 located pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hudson's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hudson's sweeper leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.
301 and 42 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hudson puts 63.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53.5% when he is ahead.
248 located pitches behind, 327 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hudson throws a strike on the first pitch 61.6% of the time.
281 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hudson has thrown 42 sinkers this season, 4% of his pitches, at 89.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1057 classified pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hudson releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 6 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1052 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hudson releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
965 tracked pitches 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
Hudson's sinker moves 16.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 89.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hudson's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
701 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hudson lands 56.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.3% of his breaking balls.
282 of his fastballs, 90 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
Hudson lives in the strike zone: 49.3% of his pitches are in it, 94th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hudson puts 52.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
201 pitches to right-handed hitters, 171 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hudson works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 66.3% of everything he throws.
1057 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hudson's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 95.3.
701 thrown, 66.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Hudson's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.9 against 80.0.
701 and 301 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hudson's sweeper leaves the bat at 86.4 mph, against 83.5 off his sinker.
301 and 42 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Hudson has thrown 42 sinkers this season, 4% of his pitches, at 89.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1057 classified 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 Hudson throws a fastball 84% of the time, against 66.5% when he is ahead.
250 pitches behind in the count, 328 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hudson puts 63.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53.5% when he is ahead.
248 located pitches behind, 327 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hudson throws a strike on the first pitch 61.6% of the time.
281 plate appearances started 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
Hudson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.21 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1052 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.9% of Hudson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
251 of 1052 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hudson works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1052 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hudson is weak: 84.9 mph off the bat on average, 89th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.8% of the contact Hudson gives up is hit hard, 80th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hudson projects a .309 average, 66th percentile.
372 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 184th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hudson averages 88.7 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hudson's stuff spins at 2,155 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
372 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 380th in MLB.
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