The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Scott releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 15 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1963 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Scott's sweeper moves 16.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
455 thrown, averaging 81.4 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scott lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
288 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scott's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 81.9 off his cutter.
925 and 369 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Scott throws a fastball 78.6% of the time, against 58% when he is ahead.
527 pitches behind in the count, 581 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Scott's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
925 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Scott's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.3.
925 thrown, 47.1% of his pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Scott's fastball averages 94.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.2 past his 75th.
437 early fastballs, 169 late ones.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates Scott's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.5 against 81.4.
925 and 455 of them respectively.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .327 expected average against them, against .275 on his breaking balls.
227 of his fastballs thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Scott is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
288 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Scott puts 62.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
526 located pitches behind, 581 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Scott averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
288 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Scott releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1948 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Scott's curveball spins at 2,691 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Scott lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.63 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1963 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Scott works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 47.1% of everything he throws.
1964 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Scott goes to the curveball: 6.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.4% the rest of the time.
637 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.2% of the contact Scott gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
288 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Scott's stuff spins at 2,358 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
288 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Scott throws the sweeper 34.4% of the time against right-handers and 16.7% against left-handers.
721 pitches to right-handers, 1243 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Scott puts 50% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
126 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Scott lands 51.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 43.4% of his breaking balls.
227 of his fastballs, 53 of his breaking balls.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Scott throws a strike on the first pitch 61.9% of the time.
473 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Scott has thrown 84 splitters this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 84.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1964 classified pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Scott releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 15 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1963 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Scott's fastball averages 94.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.2 past his 75th.
437 early fastballs, 169 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Scott releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1948 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Scott's sweeper moves 16.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
455 thrown, averaging 81.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Scott's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
925 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scott lives in the strike zone: 48.8% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
288 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 37th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scott's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 81.9 off his cutter.
925 and 369 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Scott's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.3.
925 thrown, 47.1% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates Scott's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.5 against 81.4.
925 and 455 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Scott's curveball spins at 2,691 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Scott works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 47.1% of everything he throws.
1964 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Scott throws the sweeper 34.4% of the time against right-handers and 16.7% against left-handers.
721 pitches to right-handers, 1243 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Scott has thrown 84 splitters this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 84.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1964 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Scott throws a fastball 78.6% of the time, against 58% when he is ahead.
527 pitches behind in the count, 581 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Scott puts 62.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
526 located pitches behind, 581 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Scott goes to the curveball: 6.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 1.4% the rest of the time.
637 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Scott throws a strike on the first pitch 61.9% of the time.
473 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 fastballs: a .327 expected average against them, against .275 on his breaking balls.
227 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Scott lands 51.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 43.4% of his breaking balls.
227 of his fastballs, 53 of his breaking balls.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Scott is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 81st percentile.
288 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.2% of the contact Scott gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
288 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Scott averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
288 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 164th 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
Scott lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.63 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1963 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
Scott's stuff spins at 2,358 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
288 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Scott puts 50% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
126 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
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