His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chandler's 4-seam fastball averages 98.5 mph, and has touched 101.3.
376 thrown, 55.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chandler's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
376 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
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 runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chandler's changeup moves 17.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
134 thrown, averaging 92.2 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 sweeper leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.9 off his changeup.
60 and 134 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Chandler throws a strike on the first pitch 65.7% of the time.
172 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chandler works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 55.5% of everything he throws.
677 classified pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Chandler's fastball averages 99.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 98.0 past his 75th.
139 early fastballs, 36 late ones.
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.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chandler throws the changeup 29.6% of the time against left-handers and 9.4% against right-handers.
329 pitches to right-handers, 348 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chandler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
677 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chandler's sweeper spins at 2,492 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
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.
528 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Chandler's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 98.5 against 87.6.
376 and 60 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chandler has thrown 15 curveballs this season, 2.2% of his pitches, at 86.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
677 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chandler's 4-seam fastball averages 98.5 mph, and has touched 101.3.
376 thrown, 55.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chandler's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.3 mph, against 84.9 off his changeup.
60 and 134 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chandler works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Sweeper. The 4-seam fastball is 55.5% of everything he throws.
677 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chandler throws the changeup 29.6% of the time against left-handers and 9.4% against right-handers.
329 pitches to right-handers, 348 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Chandler's sweeper spins at 2,492 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Chandler's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 98.5 against 87.6.
376 and 60 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chandler has thrown 15 curveballs this season, 2.2% of his pitches, at 86.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
677 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
376 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chandler's changeup moves 17.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
134 thrown, averaging 92.2 mph.
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.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Chandler throws a strike on the first pitch 65.7% of the time.
172 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Chandler's fastball averages 99.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 98.0 past his 75th.
139 early fastballs, 36 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chandler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
677 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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.
528 tracked pitches in 2026.
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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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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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