His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rasmussen's cutter averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 93.7.
770 thrown, 28.9% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .169 on his offspeed pitches.
570 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
744 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rasmussen throws a fastball 96.1% of the time, against 71.8% when he is ahead.
564 pitches behind in the count, 879 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's curveball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 85.9 off his sinker.
95 and 639 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
639 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rasmussen averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rasmussen puts 63.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.1% when he is ahead.
564 located pitches behind, 879 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rasmussen puts 47.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 466 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.8 against 80.1.
744 and 95 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rasmussen is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rasmussen throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
671 plate appearances started in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rasmussen's stuff spins at 2,426 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rasmussen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2668 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rasmussen works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The cutter is 28.9% of everything he throws.
2668 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rasmussen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2668 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rasmussen goes to the changeup: 19.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 10% the rest of the time.
915 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rasmussen throws the sinker 34.3% of the time against right-handers and 17.2% against left-handers.
1054 pitches to right-handers, 1614 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rasmussen works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2668 located pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rasmussen lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's cutter spins at 2,632 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
770 thrown in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rasmussen releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2449 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rasmussen has thrown 95 curveballs this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 80.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2668 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rasmussen's cutter averages 89.9 mph, and has touched 93.7.
770 thrown, 28.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's curveball leaves the bat at 93.9 mph, against 85.9 off his sinker.
95 and 639 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.8 against 80.1.
744 and 95 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rasmussen works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The cutter is 28.9% of everything he throws.
2668 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rasmussen throws the sinker 34.3% of the time against right-handers and 17.2% against left-handers.
1054 pitches to right-handers, 1614 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's cutter spins at 2,632 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
770 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rasmussen has thrown 95 curveballs this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 80.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2668 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 .319 expected average against them, against .169 on his offspeed pitches.
570 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
744 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
639 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
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 Rasmussen throws a fastball 96.1% of the time, against 71.8% when he is ahead.
564 pitches behind in the count, 879 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rasmussen puts 63.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.1% when he is ahead.
564 located pitches behind, 879 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rasmussen throws a strike on the first pitch 67.5% of the time.
671 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rasmussen goes to the changeup: 19.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 10% the rest of the time.
915 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Rasmussen averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 81st percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 102nd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Rasmussen puts 47.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
218 pitches to right-handed hitters, 466 to left-handed hitters.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Rasmussen is weak: 85.7 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.5% of the contact Rasmussen gives up is hit hard, 81st percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Rasmussen's stuff spins at 2,426 rpm, 80th percentile in the league.
684 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rasmussen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2668 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Rasmussen releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2449 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Rasmussen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2668 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Rasmussen works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2668 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Rasmussen lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
684 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
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