One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mize's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
708 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mize's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 84.0 off his slurve.
708 and 91 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mize goes to the splitter: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19% the rest of the time.
614 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mize lands 54% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 28.1% of his offspeed pitches.
153 of his breaking balls, 156 of his offspeed pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mize releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2073 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mize puts 65.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.7% when he is ahead.
520 located pitches behind, 599 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mize's splitter moves 14.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
490 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Mize's stuff spins at 1,996 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
544 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 494th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mize works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Splitter and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 34% of everything he throws.
2083 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mize lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2073 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mize throws the splitter 31.4% of the time against left-handers and 13.4% against right-handers.
906 pitches to right-handers, 1177 to left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Mize projects a .296 average, 78th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 119th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .263 on his offspeed pitches.
235 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Mize releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1904 tracked pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mize lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Mize throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
555 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mize puts 42.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.0 mph separates Mize's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 93.3 against 81.4.
708 and 91 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mize's slurve spins at 2,536 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
91 thrown in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mize throws a fastball 47.8% of the time, against 40.5% when he is ahead.
525 pitches behind in the count, 600 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Mize's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
383 of 2073 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mize's 4-seam fastball averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 96.4.
708 thrown, 34% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mize has thrown 91 slurves this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 81.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2083 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mize's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
708 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mize's splitter moves 14.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
490 thrown, averaging 87.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mize's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 84.0 off his slurve.
708 and 91 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mize works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Splitter and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 34% of everything he throws.
2083 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mize throws the splitter 31.4% of the time against left-handers and 13.4% against right-handers.
906 pitches to right-handers, 1177 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.0 mph separates Mize's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 93.3 against 81.4.
708 and 91 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mize's slurve spins at 2,536 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
91 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mize's 4-seam fastball averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 96.4.
708 thrown, 34% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mize has thrown 91 slurves this season, 4.4% of his pitches, at 81.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2083 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mize goes to the splitter: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19% the rest of the time.
614 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mize puts 65.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.7% when he is ahead.
520 located pitches behind, 599 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Mize throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
555 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mize throws a fastball 47.8% of the time, against 40.5% when he is ahead.
525 pitches behind in the count, 600 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mize lands 54% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 28.1% of his offspeed pitches.
153 of his breaking balls, 156 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .310 expected average against them, against .263 on his offspeed pitches.
235 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mize releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2073 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Mize releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1904 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Mize's stuff spins at 1,996 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
544 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 494th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mize lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2073 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Mize's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
383 of 2073 located pitches.
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 Mize projects a .296 average, 78th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 119th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Mize lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
544 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mize puts 42.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 326 to left-handed hitters.
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