This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Selby goes to the knuckle curve: 43.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.7% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Selby's sinker moves 105.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Selby throws 34.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 57.5% with the bases empty.
61 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Selby lives in the strike zone: 50.9% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 90th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Selby throws the slider 31.8% of the time against right-handers and 6.3% against left-handers.
88 pitches to right-handers, 126 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .382 expected average against them, against .301 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Selby lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
214 located pitches in 2025.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Selby gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 728th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Selby's knuckle curve spins at 2,840 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
56 thrown in 2025.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Selby's knuckle curve carries 14.1 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 83.2 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Selby throws a fastball 57.6% of the time, against 44.1% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Selby's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 97.2.
90 thrown, 42.1% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Selby, 14th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 668th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Selby averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
214 pitches in 2025. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 225th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Selby's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
214 pitches in 2025. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 166th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Selby lands 57.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.4% of his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs, 92 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Selby works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 42.1% of everything he throws.
214 classified pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Selby's sinker from his knuckle curve, 95.5 against 83.2.
90 and 56 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Selby releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
214 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Selby puts 54.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.1% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 59 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Selby releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
214 tracked pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Selby throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2025.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Selby projects a .322 average, 65th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 271st in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Selby goes to the knuckle curve: 43.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.7% the rest of the time.
57 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Selby throws a fastball 57.6% of the time, against 44.1% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Selby puts 54.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.1% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 59 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Selby throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
60 plate appearances started in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Selby's sinker moves 105.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Selby's knuckle curve carries 14.1 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
56 thrown, averaging 83.2 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Selby throws 34.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 57.5% with the bases empty.
61 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 153 with the bases empty.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Selby lives in the strike zone: 50.9% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 90th in MLB.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Selby throws the slider 31.8% of the time against right-handers and 6.3% against left-handers.
88 pitches to right-handers, 126 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Selby's knuckle curve spins at 2,840 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
56 thrown in 2025.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Selby's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 97.2.
90 thrown, 42.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Selby works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Knuckle Curve, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 42.1% of everything he throws.
214 classified pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Selby's sinker from his knuckle curve, 95.5 against 83.2.
90 and 56 of them respectively.
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 breaking balls: a .382 expected average against them, against .301 on his fastballs.
92 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Selby lands 57.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.4% of his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs, 92 of his breaking balls.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Selby lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
214 located pitches in 2025.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Selby gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 728th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Selby, 14th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 668th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Selby projects a .322 average, 65th percentile.
214 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 271st in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Selby averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
214 pitches in 2025. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 225th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Selby's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
214 pitches in 2025. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 166th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Selby releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
214 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Selby releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
214 tracked pitches in 2025.
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