He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wilcox puts 40.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wilcox's sinker moves 17.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
82 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wilcox's 4-seam fastball averages 96.6 mph, and has touched 98.6.
131 thrown, 26.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wilcox throws a fastball 57.9% of the time, against 35.6% when he is ahead.
121 pitches behind in the count, 163 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wilcox releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
484 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilcox projects a .424 average, 2nd percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 528th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .430 expected average against them, against .368 on his fastballs.
130 of his breaking balls thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wilcox works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The sweeper is 27.2% of everything he throws.
489 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Wilcox's stuff spins at 2,088 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 444th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wilcox lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
484 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wilcox goes to the sweeper: 33.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.6% the rest of the time.
148 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wilcox averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Wilcox, 16th percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilcox's slider leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 89.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
85 and 131 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wilcox lives in the strike zone: 44.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 172nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wilcox's 4-seam fastball carries 10.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.5% of the contact Wilcox gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.5% of Wilcox's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
109 of 484 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wilcox throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
123 plate appearances started in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wilcox throws the sinker 23.4% of the time against right-handers and 10.4% against left-handers.
239 pitches to right-handers, 250 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wilcox works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
484 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wilcox puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
118 located pitches behind, 163 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wilcox lands 48.8% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 41.2% of his fastballs.
130 of his breaking balls, 121 of his fastballs.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Wilcox's sinker from his sweeper, 96.6 against 86.5.
82 and 133 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Wilcox puts 40.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
142 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wilcox's sinker moves 17.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
82 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wilcox's 4-seam fastball carries 10.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wilcox's 4-seam fastball averages 96.6 mph, and has touched 98.6.
131 thrown, 26.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wilcox works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker, and a little else. The sweeper is 27.2% of everything he throws.
489 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Wilcox's slider leaves the bat at 92.9 mph, against 89.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
85 and 131 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wilcox throws the sinker 23.4% of the time against right-handers and 10.4% against left-handers.
239 pitches to right-handers, 250 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Wilcox's sinker from his sweeper, 96.6 against 86.5.
82 and 133 of them respectively.
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 Wilcox throws a fastball 57.9% of the time, against 35.6% when he is ahead.
121 pitches behind in the count, 163 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wilcox goes to the sweeper: 33.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.6% the rest of the time.
148 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wilcox throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
123 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wilcox puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
118 located pitches behind, 163 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wilcox releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
484 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wilcox projects a .424 average, 2nd percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 528th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.9 mph off the bat against Wilcox, 16th percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.5% of the contact Wilcox gives up is hit hard, 17th percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 446th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .430 expected average against them, against .368 on his fastballs.
130 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wilcox lands 48.8% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 41.2% of his fastballs.
130 of his breaking balls, 121 of his fastballs.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Wilcox's stuff spins at 2,088 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 444th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Wilcox lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
484 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.5% of Wilcox's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
109 of 484 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Wilcox works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
484 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wilcox averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
270 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Wilcox lives in the strike zone: 44.5% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
270 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 172nd in MLB.
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