This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beeter goes to the slider: 64.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.8% the rest of the time.
48 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Beeter's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Beeter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 86.4 off his slider.
101 and 80 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Beeter throws a fastball 72.5% of the time, against 35.6% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 45 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Beeter's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 99.8.
101 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.6% of the contact Beeter gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Beeter averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Beeter's stuff spins at 2,533 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Beeter throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .311 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.
101 of his fastballs thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Beeter, 10th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beeter works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
181 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Beeter throws 44.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.2% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 122 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Beeter's slider spins at 2,708 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
80 thrown in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Beeter projects a .285 average, 85th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Beeter releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
181 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Beeter works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 359th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Beeter 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.
181 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Beeter lands 45.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.3% of his breaking balls.
101 of his fastballs, 80 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Beeter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 181 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Beeter's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.5 against 86.7.
101 and 80 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Beeter goes to the slider: 64.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.8% the rest of the time.
48 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Beeter throws a fastball 72.5% of the time, against 35.6% when he is ahead.
51 pitches behind in the count, 45 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Beeter throws a strike on the first pitch 50% of the time.
46 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Beeter's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 96.5 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 Beeter's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.0 mph, against 86.4 off his slider.
101 and 80 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Beeter's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 99.8.
101 thrown, 55.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Beeter works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.8% of everything he throws.
181 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Beeter's slider spins at 2,708 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
80 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Beeter's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.5 against 86.7.
101 and 80 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.6% of the contact Beeter gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.6 mph off the bat against Beeter, 10th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Beeter projects a .285 average, 85th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Beeter averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
182 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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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Beeter's stuff spins at 2,533 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
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 .311 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.
101 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Beeter lands 45.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.3% of his breaking balls.
101 of his fastballs, 80 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Beeter throws 44.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.2% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 122 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Beeter releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
181 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Beeter works off the plate, with only 41.4% of his pitches in the zone, 33rd percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 359th 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
Beeter 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.
181 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.8% of Beeter's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
34 of 181 located pitches.
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