The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
May releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
781 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count May throws a fastball 84.4% of the time, against 50.5% when he is ahead.
205 pitches behind in the count, 216 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .433 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
55 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
May's sinker moves 17.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
May throws 37.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 637 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off May's curveball leaves the bat at 98.1 mph, against 83.5 off his sweeper.
60 and 143 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
May's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.4.
209 thrown, 26.8% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
May averages 92.6 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 65th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
May's curveball carries 16.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes May goes to the sweeper: 28.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
222 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
May throws the sinker 40.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.8% against left-handers.
283 pitches to right-handers, 498 to left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.3% of the contact May gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
May's stuff spins at 2,504 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
May lands 50.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his breaking balls.
523 of his fastballs, 203 of his breaking balls.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
May lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
May puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
205 located pitches behind, 216 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
May's curveball spins at 3,100 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
May's fastball averages 96.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.4 past his 75th.
151 early fastballs, 86 late ones.
He lives on one side of the plate
May works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
781 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
May works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 26.8% of everything he throws.
781 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
May 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.
781 located pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against May, 25th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
May throws a strike on the first pitch 55.3% of the time.
208 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.7 mph separates May's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.0 against 83.3.
209 and 60 of them respectively.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
May puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
283 pitches to right-handed hitters, 498 to left-handed hitters.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
May releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
611 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
May releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
781 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
May's fastball averages 96.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.4 past his 75th.
151 early fastballs, 86 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
May releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
611 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 May throws a fastball 84.4% of the time, against 50.5% when he is ahead.
205 pitches behind in the count, 216 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes May goes to the sweeper: 28.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.3% the rest of the time.
222 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
May puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
205 located pitches behind, 216 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
May throws a strike on the first pitch 55.3% of the time.
208 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 offspeed pitches: a .433 expected average against them, against .319 on his fastballs.
55 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
May lands 50.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his breaking balls.
523 of his fastballs, 203 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
May's sinker moves 17.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
May's curveball carries 16.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
May throws 37.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
144 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 637 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off May's curveball leaves the bat at 98.1 mph, against 83.5 off his sweeper.
60 and 143 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
May's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.4.
209 thrown, 26.8% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
May throws the sinker 40.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.8% against left-handers.
283 pitches to right-handers, 498 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
May's curveball spins at 3,100 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
60 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
May works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 26.8% of everything he throws.
781 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.7 mph separates May's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 97.0 against 83.3.
209 and 60 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
May averages 92.6 mph across his arsenal, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 65th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
52.3% of the contact May gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 502nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against May, 25th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
May's stuff spins at 2,504 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
781 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
May lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
781 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 139th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
May works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
781 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
May 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.
781 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
May puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
283 pitches to right-handed hitters, 498 to left-handed hitters.
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