His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Phillips's 4-seam fastball averages 98.1 mph, and has touched 100.6.
209 thrown, 47.8% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Phillips lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
437 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Phillips's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
209 thrown, averaging 98.1 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Phillips puts 36.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 249 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Phillips throws the sweeper 67.6% of the time against right-handers and 37.3% against left-handers.
188 pitches to right-handers, 249 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Phillips's sweeper moves 15.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
220 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .367 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
209 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Phillips throws a fastball 55.8% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
138 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Phillips averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
437 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Phillips's stuff spins at 2,477 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
437 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 73rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Phillips releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
437 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Phillips goes to the sweeper: 56.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 47.9% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Phillips works with 2 pitches: Sweeper and 4-Seam Fastball. The sweeper is 50.3% of everything he throws.
437 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Phillips works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
437 located pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Phillips works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
437 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Phillips lands 47.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.6% of his breaking balls.
209 of his fastballs, 228 of his breaking balls.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Phillips, 27th percentile.
437 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 394th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Phillips releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
335 tracked pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Phillips throws a strike on the first pitch 55.7% of the time.
106 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Phillips's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 98.1 against 85.9.
209 and 220 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Phillips's sweeper spins at 2,485 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
220 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Phillips puts 50.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.4% when he is ahead.
138 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Phillips's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
81 of 437 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phillips's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 88.7 off his sweeper.
209 and 220 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Phillips has thrown 8 curveballs this season, 1.8% of his pitches, at 86.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
437 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Phillips's 4-seam fastball averages 98.1 mph, and has touched 100.6.
209 thrown, 47.8% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Phillips throws the sweeper 67.6% of the time against right-handers and 37.3% against left-handers.
188 pitches to right-handers, 249 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Phillips works with 2 pitches: Sweeper and 4-Seam Fastball. The sweeper is 50.3% of everything he throws.
437 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates Phillips's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 98.1 against 85.9.
209 and 220 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Phillips's sweeper spins at 2,485 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
220 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Phillips's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 88.7 off his sweeper.
209 and 220 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Phillips has thrown 8 curveballs this season, 1.8% of his pitches, at 86.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
437 classified pitches in 2026.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Phillips lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.00 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
437 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Phillips works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
437 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Phillips's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
81 of 437 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Phillips's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
209 thrown, averaging 98.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Phillips's sweeper moves 15.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
220 thrown, averaging 85.9 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Phillips puts 36.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
188 pitches to right-handed hitters, 249 to left-handed hitters.
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 .367 expected average against them, against .293 on his breaking balls.
209 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Phillips lands 47.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.6% of his breaking balls.
209 of his fastballs, 228 of his breaking balls.
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 Phillips throws a fastball 55.8% of the time, against 42.3% when he is ahead.
138 pitches behind in the count, 111 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Phillips goes to the sweeper: 56.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 47.9% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Phillips throws a strike on the first pitch 55.7% of the time.
106 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Phillips puts 50.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.4% when he is ahead.
138 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Phillips averages 91.8 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
437 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 123rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Phillips's stuff spins at 2,477 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
437 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 73rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Phillips releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
437 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Phillips releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
335 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Phillips works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
437 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.0 mph off the bat against Phillips, 27th percentile.
437 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 394th in MLB.
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