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 89.9 mph, and has touched 93.2.
735 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Patrick's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
409 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Patrick goes to the slurve: 17.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.3% the rest of the time.
508 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Patrick's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
435 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
He lives on one side of the plate
Patrick works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1725 located pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Patrick's fastball averages 93.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.3 past his 75th.
1033 early fastballs, 38 late ones.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Patrick works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Slurve. The cutter is 42.6% of everything he throws.
1725 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Patrick puts 60.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
482 located pitches behind, 469 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Patrick throws the 4-seam fastball 33.6% of the time against left-handers and 17.8% against right-handers.
912 pitches to right-handers, 813 to left-handers.
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 he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Patrick throws a fastball 96.9% of the time, against 86.1% when he is ahead.
482 pitches behind in the count, 469 ahead.
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 releases the ball about where everyone else does
Patrick releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1595 tracked pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Patrick's slurve leaves the bat at 89.1 mph, against 86.0 off his cutter.
139 and 735 of them thrown.
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 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1725 located pitches in 2026.
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 gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Patrick throws a strike on the first pitch 63.6% of the time.
439 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Patrick's cutter spins at 2,471 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
735 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 gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Patrick's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 95.6 against 86.1.
435 and 139 of them respectively.
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.
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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.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Patrick's cutter averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 93.2.
735 thrown, 42.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Patrick works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Slurve. The cutter is 42.6% of everything he throws.
1725 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Patrick throws the 4-seam fastball 33.6% of the time against left-handers and 17.8% against right-handers.
912 pitches to right-handers, 813 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Patrick's slurve leaves the bat at 89.1 mph, against 86.0 off his cutter.
139 and 735 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Patrick's cutter spins at 2,471 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
735 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Patrick's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 95.6 against 86.1.
435 and 139 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Patrick's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
409 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Patrick's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
435 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
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 Patrick goes to the slurve: 17.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.3% the rest of the time.
508 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Patrick puts 60.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
482 located pitches behind, 469 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Patrick throws a fastball 96.9% of the time, against 86.1% when he is ahead.
482 pitches behind in the count, 469 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Patrick throws a strike on the first pitch 63.6% of the time.
439 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Patrick works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1725 located pitches in 2026.
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 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1725 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Patrick's fastball averages 93.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.3 past his 75th.
1033 early fastballs, 38 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Patrick releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1595 tracked pitches in 2026.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.