He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Patrick puts 37.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 283 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Patrick's cutter averages 89.1 mph, and has touched 92.2.
236 thrown, 40.1% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Patrick goes to the slurve: 27.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.3% the rest of the time.
160 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Patrick's sinker moves 15.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Patrick's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
138 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
He lives on one side of the plate
Patrick works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
588 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Patrick puts 62.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.5% when he is ahead.
191 located pitches behind, 138 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Patrick throws the 4-seam fastball 33.9% of the time against left-handers and 13.8% against right-handers.
305 pitches to right-handers, 283 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Patrick throws a fastball 94.2% of the time, against 76.1% when he is ahead.
191 pitches behind in the count, 138 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Patrick releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
458 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Patrick works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Slurve. The cutter is 40.1% of everything he throws.
588 classified pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Patrick gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
588 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Patrick averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
588 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Patrick's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
98 of 588 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Patrick lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
588 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Patrick's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 87.8 off his cutter.
138 and 236 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Patrick throws 40.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.6% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 486 with the bases empty.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Patrick throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
147 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Patrick releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
588 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Patrick's cutter spins at 2,443 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
236 thrown in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Patrick's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
588 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 200th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Patrick, 38th percentile.
588 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 335th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Patrick projects a .314 average, 61st percentile.
588 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 212th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Patrick's sinker from his slurve, 94.4 against 85.2.
126 and 84 of them respectively.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Patrick puts 37.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
305 pitches to right-handed hitters, 283 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Patrick's cutter averages 89.1 mph, and has touched 92.2.
236 thrown, 40.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Patrick throws the 4-seam fastball 33.9% of the time against left-handers and 13.8% against right-handers.
305 pitches to right-handers, 283 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Patrick works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Slurve. The cutter is 40.1% of everything he throws.
588 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Patrick's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 87.8 off his cutter.
138 and 236 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Patrick's cutter spins at 2,443 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
236 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Patrick's sinker from his slurve, 94.4 against 85.2.
126 and 84 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Patrick goes to the slurve: 27.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.3% the rest of the time.
160 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Patrick puts 62.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.5% when he is ahead.
191 located pitches behind, 138 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Patrick throws a fastball 94.2% of the time, against 76.1% when he is ahead.
191 pitches behind in the count, 138 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Patrick throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
147 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Patrick's sinker moves 15.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Patrick's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
138 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He lives on one side of the plate
Patrick works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
588 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Patrick's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
98 of 588 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Patrick lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
588 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Patrick releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
458 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Patrick releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
588 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Patrick gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
588 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Patrick, 38th percentile.
588 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 335th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Patrick projects a .314 average, 61st percentile.
588 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 212th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Patrick averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
588 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Patrick throws 40.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.6% with the bases empty.
102 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 486 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Patrick's stuff spins at 2,333 rpm, 63rd percentile in the league.
588 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 200th in MLB.