There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Martin's changeup leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 86.5 off his cutter.
127 and 109 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Martin throws 40.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.2% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 591 with the bases empty.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Martin throws a fastball 64.4% of the time, against 43.4% when he is ahead.
191 pitches behind in the count, 212 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Martin's sinker moves 15.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
111 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Martin lives in the strike zone: 47.6% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Martin lands 56% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.3% of his breaking balls.
418 of his fastballs, 188 of his breaking balls.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Martin throws the slider 30.1% of the time against right-handers and 5.4% against left-handers.
266 pitches to right-handers, 467 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Martin's 4-seam fastball carries 14.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Martin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
733 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Martin projects a .369 average, 14th percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Martin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
733 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Martin puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
191 located pitches behind, 212 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Martin works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 27% of everything he throws.
733 classified pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.
418 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46% of the contact Martin gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 426th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Martin goes to the slider: 19.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.1% the rest of the time.
222 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Martin's curveball spins at 2,628 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
83 thrown in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Martin's fastball averages 92.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.4 past his 75th.
117 early fastballs, 79 late ones.
He lives on one side of the plate
Martin works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
733 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Martin's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.0 against 81.9.
198 and 83 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Martin's stuff spins at 2,352 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
733 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 185th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Martin, 31st percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Martin's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.9.
198 thrown, 27% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Martin releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
573 tracked pitches in 2026.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Martin's changeup leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 86.5 off his cutter.
127 and 109 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Martin throws the slider 30.1% of the time against right-handers and 5.4% against left-handers.
266 pitches to right-handers, 467 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Martin works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 27% of everything he throws.
733 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Martin's curveball spins at 2,628 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
83 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Martin's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.0 against 81.9.
198 and 83 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Martin's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.9.
198 thrown, 27% of his pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Martin throws 40.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 49.2% with the bases empty.
142 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 591 with the bases empty.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Martin throws a fastball 64.4% of the time, against 43.4% when he is ahead.
191 pitches behind in the count, 212 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Martin puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
191 located pitches behind, 212 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Martin goes to the slider: 19.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.1% the rest of the time.
222 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Martin's sinker moves 15.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
111 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Martin's 4-seam fastball carries 14.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Martin lives in the strike zone: 47.6% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 62nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Martin lands 56% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.3% of his breaking balls.
418 of his fastballs, 188 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .380 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.
418 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Martin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
733 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Martin works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
733 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Martin projects a .369 average, 14th percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46% of the contact Martin gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 426th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Martin, 31st percentile.
733 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Martin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
733 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Martin's fastball averages 92.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.4 past his 75th.
117 early fastballs, 79 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Martin releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
573 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Martin's stuff spins at 2,352 rpm, 66th percentile in the league.
733 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 185th in MLB.
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