One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .154 on his fastballs.
78 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thielbar projects a .250 average, 94th percentile.
165 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 35th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thielbar's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 81.5 off his sweeper.
332 and 119 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Thielbar gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
165 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.3% of the contact against Thielbar is on the ground and 45.4% of it is in the air.
130 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Thielbar's stuff spins at 2,398 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thielbar averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 385th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Thielbar have gone to centre field.
55 of 132 located batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Thielbar works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
165 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 344th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .389 expected average against them, against .154 on his fastballs.
78 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Thielbar projects a .250 average, 94th percentile.
165 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 35th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.8% of the contact Thielbar gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
165 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Thielbar's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 81.5 off his sweeper.
332 and 119 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
32.3% of the contact against Thielbar is on the ground and 45.4% of it is in the air.
130 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.7% of the balls put in play against Thielbar have gone to centre field.
55 of 132 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Thielbar's stuff spins at 2,398 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 131st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Thielbar averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 28th percentile in the league.
165 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 385th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Thielbar works off the plate, with only 41.8% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
165 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 344th in MLB.
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