He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Silseth puts 40.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 27.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handed hitters, 158 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Silseth works off the plate, with only 33% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 528th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Silseth goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.1% the rest of the time.
78 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Silseth throws the sweeper 31% of the time against right-handers and 2.5% against left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Silseth's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Silseth throws a fastball 63.3% of the time, against 42.1% when he is ahead.
79 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Silseth's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 97.5.
94 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Silseth's stuff spins at 1,967 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 503rd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Silseth throws 29.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 35.9% with the bases empty.
125 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 146 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Silseth lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
270 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Silseth's splitter leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
104 and 94 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Silseth projects a .281 average, 86th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Silseth releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
173 tracked pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Silseth averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Silseth puts 48.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 25% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 76 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Silseth gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Silseth's splitter moves 11.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 87.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Silseth releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
270 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Silseth works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker. The splitter is 38.4% of everything he throws.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Silseth's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 270 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Silseth throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Silseth's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,405 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
94 thrown in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Silseth puts 40.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 27.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handed hitters, 158 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Silseth works off the plate, with only 33% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 528th in MLB.
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 Silseth goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.1% the rest of the time.
78 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Silseth throws a fastball 63.3% of the time, against 42.1% when he is ahead.
79 pitches behind in the count, 76 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Silseth puts 48.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 25% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 76 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Silseth throws a strike on the first pitch 57.6% of the time.
66 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Silseth throws the sweeper 31% of the time against right-handers and 2.5% against left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Silseth's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 97.5.
94 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Silseth's splitter leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
104 and 94 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Silseth works with 4 pitches: Splitter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker. The splitter is 38.4% of everything he throws.
271 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Silseth's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,405 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
94 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Silseth's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Silseth's splitter moves 11.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
104 thrown, averaging 87.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Silseth's stuff spins at 1,967 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 503rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Silseth throws 29.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 35.9% with the bases empty.
125 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 146 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Silseth lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.22 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
270 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Silseth's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 270 located pitches.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Silseth projects a .281 average, 86th percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Silseth gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
271 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Silseth releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
173 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Silseth releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
270 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Silseth averages 91.5 mph across his arsenal, 74th percentile in the league.
271 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
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