When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count May throws a fastball 86.1% of the time, against 55.9% when he is ahead.
633 pitches behind in the count, 710 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 17.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
474 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 98.0 mph, against 85.4 off his cutter.
179 and 570 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
May releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2399 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
May's 4-seam fastball averages 96.9 mph, and has touched 99.4.
606 thrown, 25.3% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes May goes to the sweeper: 29.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.9% the rest of the time.
717 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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 16.2 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
179 thrown, averaging 83.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
May throws the sinker 39.7% of the time against right-handers and 7.1% against left-handers.
930 pitches to right-handers, 1469 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.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
May's sweeper spins at 3,134 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
428 thrown in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
May's fastball averages 96.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.1 past his 75th.
531 early fastballs, 228 late ones.
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 25.3% of everything he throws.
2399 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
May puts 59.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
633 located pitches behind, 710 ahead.
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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
May lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2399 located pitches in 2026.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates May's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.9 against 83.6.
606 and 179 of them respectively.
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.
2229 tracked pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
May throws a strike on the first pitch 61.1% of the time.
624 plate appearances started in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count May throws a fastball 86.1% of the time, against 55.9% when he is ahead.
633 pitches behind in the count, 710 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes May goes to the sweeper: 29.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.9% the rest of the time.
717 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
May puts 59.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.4% when he is ahead.
633 located pitches behind, 710 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
May throws a strike on the first pitch 61.1% of the time.
624 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 17.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
474 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
May's curveball carries 16.2 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
179 thrown, averaging 83.6 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 98.0 mph, against 85.4 off his cutter.
179 and 570 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
May's 4-seam fastball averages 96.9 mph, and has touched 99.4.
606 thrown, 25.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
May throws the sinker 39.7% of the time against right-handers and 7.1% against left-handers.
930 pitches to right-handers, 1469 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
May's sweeper spins at 3,134 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
428 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 25.3% of everything he throws.
2399 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.3 mph separates May's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.9 against 83.6.
606 and 179 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
May releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2399 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
May's fastball averages 96.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.1 past his 75th.
531 early fastballs, 228 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.
2229 tracked 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
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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
May lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2399 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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