He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Woo throws 40.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.5% with the bases empty.
114 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 655 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Woo releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
768 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Woo's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
154 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Woo throws a strike on the first pitch 70.1% of the time.
211 plate appearances started in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Woo lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Woo averages 92.6 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
769 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 66th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Woo throws the sinker 33.8% of the time against right-handers and 8.7% against left-handers.
346 pitches to right-handers, 423 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Woo throws a fastball 81.6% of the time, against 62.8% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 293 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Woo's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
388 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Woo's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 98.3.
388 thrown, 50.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Woo works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Sweeper and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 50.5% of everything he throws.
769 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Woo puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.1% when he is ahead.
158 located pitches behind, 293 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Woo projects a .297 average, 77th percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 124th in MLB.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.3% of Woo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
171 of 768 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.5 mph separates Woo's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.6 against 84.1.
388 and 115 of them respectively.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Woo's fastball averages 95.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.1 past his 75th.
161 early fastballs, 86 late ones.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Woo goes to the sweeper: 18.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 13% the rest of the time.
255 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Woo lands 51.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.9% of his breaking balls.
542 of his fastballs, 189 of his breaking balls.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Woo gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Woo's sweeper spins at 2,458 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
115 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Woo's slider leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 88.7 off his sinker.
74 and 154 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Woo, 36th percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Woo has thrown 38 changeups this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 89.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
769 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Woo throws 40.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.5% with the bases empty.
114 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 655 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Woo releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
768 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Woo's fastball averages 95.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.1 past his 75th.
161 early fastballs, 86 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Woo's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
154 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Woo's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
388 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Woo throws a strike on the first pitch 70.1% of the time.
211 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Woo throws a fastball 81.6% of the time, against 62.8% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 293 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Woo puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.1% when he is ahead.
158 located pitches behind, 293 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Woo goes to the sweeper: 18.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 13% the rest of the time.
255 two-strike 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
Woo lives in the strike zone: 48.2% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Woo averages 92.6 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
769 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 66th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Woo throws the sinker 33.8% of the time against right-handers and 8.7% against left-handers.
346 pitches to right-handers, 423 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Woo's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 98.3.
388 thrown, 50.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Woo works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Sweeper and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 50.5% of everything he throws.
769 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.5 mph separates Woo's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.6 against 84.1.
388 and 115 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Woo's sweeper spins at 2,458 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
115 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Woo's slider leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 88.7 off his sinker.
74 and 154 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Woo has thrown 38 changeups this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 89.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
769 classified pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Woo projects a .297 average, 77th percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 124th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Woo gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against Woo, 36th percentile.
769 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.3% of Woo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
171 of 768 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
Woo lands 51.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.9% of his breaking balls.
542 of his fastballs, 189 of his breaking balls.
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