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.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rasmussen throws a strike on the first pitch 71.9% of the time.
171 plate appearances started in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 81.6 off his changeup.
188 and 65 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
188 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rasmussen's cutter averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 93.7.
246 thrown, 36% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rasmussen throws a fastball 97% of the time, against 73% when he is ahead.
134 pitches behind in the count, 233 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's sinker moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 95.5 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.
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.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rasmussen throws the sinker 38.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.2% against left-handers.
218 pitches to right-handers, 466 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rasmussen puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.2% when he is ahead.
134 located pitches behind, 233 ahead.
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 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
684 located pitches in 2026.
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.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rasmussen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
684 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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.
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.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's cutter spins at 2,650 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
246 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rasmussen works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The cutter is 36% of everything he throws.
684 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rasmussen goes to the changeup: 13.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.3% the rest of the time.
235 two-strike 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.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Rasmussen's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
125 of 684 located pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rasmussen releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
465 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.9 against 89.5.
188 and 65 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rasmussen has thrown 31 curveballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 80.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
684 classified pitches in 2026.
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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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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Rasmussen throws a strike on the first pitch 71.9% of the time.
171 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Rasmussen throws a fastball 97% of the time, against 73% when he is ahead.
134 pitches behind in the count, 233 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Rasmussen puts 62.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.2% when he is ahead.
134 located pitches behind, 233 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Rasmussen goes to the changeup: 13.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.3% the rest of the time.
235 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 81.6 off his changeup.
188 and 65 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Rasmussen's cutter averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 93.7.
246 thrown, 36% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Rasmussen throws the sinker 38.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.2% against left-handers.
218 pitches to right-handers, 466 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's cutter spins at 2,650 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
246 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Rasmussen works with 4 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The cutter is 36% of everything he throws.
684 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Rasmussen's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 95.9 against 89.5.
188 and 65 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Rasmussen has thrown 31 curveballs this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 80.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
684 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
188 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Rasmussen's sinker moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
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.
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 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
684 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Rasmussen's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
125 of 684 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Rasmussen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
684 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Rasmussen releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
465 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
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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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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