This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pomeranz goes to the knuckle curve: 44.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.5% the rest of the time.
131 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .470 expected average against them, against .291 on his fastballs.
76 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pomeranz's 4-seam fastball carries 18.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
349 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pomeranz throws a fastball 93.2% of the time, against 54.4% when he is ahead.
133 pitches behind in the count, 125 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pomeranz works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 73% of everything he throws.
478 classified pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Pomeranz lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Pomeranz releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
404 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Pomeranz's stuff spins at 2,484 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pomeranz throws the 4-seam fastball 83.5% of the time against left-handers and 65.8% against right-handers.
284 pitches to right-handers, 194 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Pomeranz throws a strike on the first pitch 52.7% of the time.
131 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pomeranz releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
477 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Pomeranz lands 50.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.5% of his breaking balls.
167 of his fastballs, 76 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pomeranz's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.9.
349 thrown, 73% of his pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34% of the contact Pomeranz gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pomeranz's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,583 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
349 thrown in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pomeranz is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pomeranz puts 62.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.2% when he is ahead.
132 located pitches behind, 125 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.4% of Pomeranz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
102 of 477 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Pomeranz projects a .341 average, 35th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pomeranz goes to the knuckle curve: 44.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.5% the rest of the time.
131 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pomeranz throws a fastball 93.2% of the time, against 54.4% when he is ahead.
133 pitches behind in the count, 125 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Pomeranz throws a strike on the first pitch 52.7% of the time.
131 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pomeranz puts 62.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.2% when he is ahead.
132 located pitches behind, 125 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .470 expected average against them, against .291 on his fastballs.
76 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Pomeranz lands 50.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.5% of his breaking balls.
167 of his fastballs, 76 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pomeranz's 4-seam fastball carries 18.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
349 thrown, averaging 92.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pomeranz works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 73% of everything he throws.
478 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pomeranz throws the 4-seam fastball 83.5% of the time against left-handers and 65.8% against right-handers.
284 pitches to right-handers, 194 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pomeranz's 4-seam fastball averages 92.1 mph, and has touched 94.9.
349 thrown, 73% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pomeranz's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,583 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
349 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Pomeranz lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Pomeranz releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
404 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pomeranz releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
477 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Pomeranz's stuff spins at 2,484 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34% of the contact Pomeranz gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pomeranz is weak: 86.9 mph off the bat on average, 72nd percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Pomeranz projects a .341 average, 35th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.4% of Pomeranz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
102 of 477 located pitches.
Padres
Career team 2016 to 2021