His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chandler's 4-seam fastball averages 98.3 mph, and has touched 102.1.
1320 thrown, 49.1% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Chandler averages 94.9 mph across his arsenal, 97th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 15th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chandler's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1320 thrown, averaging 98.3 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Chandler throws 37.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.4% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 529 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chandler's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 85.4 off his changeup.
137 and 387 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chandler's changeup moves 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
387 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Chandler projects a .292 average, 82nd percentile.
677 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Chandler puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 348 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chandler works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 49.1% of everything he throws.
2686 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Chandler puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.4% when he is ahead.
727 located pitches behind, 824 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.5 mph separates Chandler's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.3 against 86.8.
1320 and 137 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Chandler releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2537 tracked pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Chandler gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
677 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Chandler's stuff spins at 2,354 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chandler throws the changeup 19.7% of the time against left-handers and 7.1% against right-handers.
1127 pitches to right-handers, 1559 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chandler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2686 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chandler's sweeper spins at 2,506 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
104 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chandler has thrown 104 sweepers this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2686 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chandler's 4-seam fastball averages 98.3 mph, and has touched 102.1.
1320 thrown, 49.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chandler's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 85.4 off his changeup.
137 and 387 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chandler works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 49.1% of everything he throws.
2686 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.5 mph separates Chandler's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.3 against 86.8.
1320 and 137 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chandler throws the changeup 19.7% of the time against left-handers and 7.1% against right-handers.
1127 pitches to right-handers, 1559 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chandler's sweeper spins at 2,506 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
104 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chandler has thrown 104 sweepers this season, 3.9% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2686 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Chandler averages 94.9 mph across his arsenal, 97th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 15th 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
Chandler's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1320 thrown, averaging 98.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chandler's changeup moves 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
387 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Chandler throws 37.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.4% with the bases empty.
148 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 529 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Chandler projects a .292 average, 82nd percentile.
677 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.1% of the contact Chandler gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.
677 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Chandler puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 348 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Chandler puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.4% when he is ahead.
727 located pitches behind, 824 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Chandler releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2537 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chandler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2686 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Chandler's stuff spins at 2,354 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
677 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 183rd in MLB.
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