This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gordon goes to the 4-seam fastball: 47.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .477 expected average against them, against .377 on his breaking balls.
100 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gordon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 71.5 off his sweeper.
73 and 60 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gordon releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
201 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gordon's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.2 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gordon throws the sweeper 52% of the time against left-handers and 7.8% against right-handers.
102 pitches to right-handers, 100 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gordon averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 464th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gordon projects a .427 average, 1st percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 532nd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gordon puts 37.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 100 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gordon's 4-seam fastball averages 91.2 mph, and has touched 94.0.
73 thrown, 36.1% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gordon throws a fastball 57.1% of the time, against 42.1% when he is ahead.
63 pitches behind in the count, 57 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Gordon works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 411th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Gordon lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
201 located pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.6% of the contact Gordon gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 459th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Gordon throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gordon's 4-seam fastball moves 11.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.2 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gordon releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
183 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Gordon's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gordon works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 36.1% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gordon lands 46% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.5% of his breaking balls.
100 of his fastballs, 77 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gordon puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
63 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gordon's sweeper spins at 2,553 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gordon is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Gordon's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.2 against 81.5.
73 and 60 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gordon goes to the 4-seam fastball: 47.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.3% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gordon throws a fastball 57.1% of the time, against 42.1% when he is ahead.
63 pitches behind in the count, 57 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Gordon throws a strike on the first pitch 54% of the time.
50 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gordon puts 55.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.1% when he is ahead.
63 located pitches behind, 56 ahead.
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 .477 expected average against them, against .377 on his breaking balls.
100 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gordon lands 46% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.5% of his breaking balls.
100 of his fastballs, 77 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gordon's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 71.5 off his sweeper.
73 and 60 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gordon throws the sweeper 52% of the time against left-handers and 7.8% against right-handers.
102 pitches to right-handers, 100 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gordon's 4-seam fastball averages 91.2 mph, and has touched 94.0.
73 thrown, 36.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gordon works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 36.1% of everything he throws.
202 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gordon's sweeper spins at 2,553 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Gordon's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.2 against 81.5.
73 and 60 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Gordon releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
201 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gordon releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
183 tracked pitches 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
Gordon's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gordon's 4-seam fastball moves 11.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Gordon averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 464th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Gordon projects a .427 average, 1st percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 532nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.6% of the contact Gordon gives up is hit hard, 15th percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 459th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gordon is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Gordon puts 37.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
102 pitches to right-handed hitters, 100 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Gordon works off the plate, with only 40.3% of his pitches in the zone, 24th percentile.
202 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 411th 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
Gordon lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
201 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Gordon's stuff spins at 2,124 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
202 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
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