His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Schlittler's 4-seam fastball averages 97.8 mph, and has touched 101.3.
398 thrown, 44.5% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Schlittler averages 95.6 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
895 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Schlittler's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
398 thrown, averaging 97.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schlittler's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 84.6 off his cutter.
398 and 244 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .300 on his fastballs.
82 of his breaking balls thrown.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Schlittler's fastball averages 97.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.7 past his 75th.
240 early fastballs, 146 late ones.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Schlittler lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 85th percentile.
895 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Schlittler puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.
188 located pitches behind, 311 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Schlittler's sinker moves 14.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
171 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Schlittler throws the 4-seam fastball 54.3% of the time against left-handers and 28.1% against right-handers.
335 pitches to right-handers, 560 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Schlittler throws 51.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.1% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 804 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Schlittler lands 48.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.3% of his breaking balls.
813 of his fastballs, 82 of his breaking balls.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.2% of Schlittler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
217 of 895 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Schlittler throws a fastball 97.3% of the time, against 84.6% when he is ahead.
188 pitches behind in the count, 311 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Schlittler's stuff spins at 2,425 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
895 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Schlittler puts 49% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
335 pitches to right-handed hitters, 560 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Schlittler's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.8 against 84.4.
398 and 58 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Schlittler lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.70 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
895 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Schlittler releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
624 tracked pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Schlittler throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
225 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Schlittler works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 44.5% of everything he throws.
895 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Schlittler projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
895 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Schlittler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
895 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Schlittler's curveball spins at 2,528 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
58 thrown in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Schlittler is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
895 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 196th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Schlittler has thrown 23 sliders this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 89.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
895 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Schlittler's 4-seam fastball averages 97.8 mph, and has touched 101.3.
398 thrown, 44.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schlittler's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 84.6 off his cutter.
398 and 244 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Schlittler throws the 4-seam fastball 54.3% of the time against left-handers and 28.1% against right-handers.
335 pitches to right-handers, 560 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Schlittler's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.8 against 84.4.
398 and 58 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Schlittler works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 44.5% of everything he throws.
895 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Schlittler's curveball spins at 2,528 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
58 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Schlittler has thrown 23 sliders this season, 2.6% of his pitches, at 89.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
895 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
Schlittler averages 95.6 mph across his arsenal, 99th percentile in the league.
895 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 9th 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
Schlittler's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
398 thrown, averaging 97.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Schlittler's sinker moves 14.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
171 thrown, averaging 97.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .381 expected average against them, against .300 on his fastballs.
82 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Schlittler lands 48.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.3% of his breaking balls.
813 of his fastballs, 82 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Schlittler's fastball averages 97.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.7 past his 75th.
240 early fastballs, 146 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Schlittler releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
624 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Schlittler releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
895 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Schlittler lives in the strike zone: 46.7% of his pitches are in it, 85th percentile.
895 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Schlittler puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.
188 located pitches behind, 311 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Schlittler throws a fastball 97.3% of the time, against 84.6% when he is ahead.
188 pitches behind in the count, 311 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Schlittler throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
225 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Schlittler throws 51.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.1% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 804 with the bases empty.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.2% of Schlittler's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
217 of 895 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Schlittler lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.70 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
895 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Schlittler's stuff spins at 2,425 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
895 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Schlittler puts 49% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
335 pitches to right-handed hitters, 560 to left-handed hitters.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Schlittler projects a .308 average, 67th percentile.
895 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Schlittler is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
895 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 196th in MLB.
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