One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bazardo's sinker moves 16.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
715 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bazardo lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
324 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bazardo works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Sweeper. The sinker is 63.2% of everything he throws.
1132 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bazardo's sinker averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 99.3.
715 thrown, 63.2% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bazardo releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1059 tracked pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bazardo throws a fastball 74.2% of the time, against 62% when he is ahead.
260 pitches behind in the count, 371 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bazardo's sinker leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 85.3 off his sweeper.
715 and 386 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bazardo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1130 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bazardo throws a strike on the first pitch 65.1% of the time.
295 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bazardo puts 49.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 159 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bazardo's sweeper spins at 2,627 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
386 thrown in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bazardo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1130 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bazardo puts 64.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.9% when he is ahead.
259 located pitches behind, 371 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bazardo works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1130 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bazardo's sinker carries 9.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
715 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bazardo averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 197th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Bazardo's sinker from his sweeper, 95.7 against 83.6.
715 and 386 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Bazardo, 34th percentile.
324 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 356th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bazardo throws the sinker 69.8% of the time against right-handers and 56.1% against left-handers.
583 pitches to right-handers, 549 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Bazardo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
246 of 1130 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Bazardo gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
324 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bazardo has thrown 17 splitters this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 90.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1132 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bazardo's sinker moves 16.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
715 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bazardo's sinker carries 9.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
715 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bazardo lives in the strike zone: 48.1% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
324 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bazardo works with 2 pitches: Sinker and Sweeper. The sinker is 63.2% of everything he throws.
1132 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bazardo's sinker averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 99.3.
715 thrown, 63.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bazardo's sinker leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 85.3 off his sweeper.
715 and 386 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bazardo's sweeper spins at 2,627 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
386 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Bazardo's sinker from his sweeper, 95.7 against 83.6.
715 and 386 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bazardo throws the sinker 69.8% of the time against right-handers and 56.1% against left-handers.
583 pitches to right-handers, 549 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bazardo has thrown 17 splitters this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 90.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1132 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bazardo releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1059 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bazardo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1130 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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 Bazardo throws a fastball 74.2% of the time, against 62% when he is ahead.
260 pitches behind in the count, 371 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bazardo throws a strike on the first pitch 65.1% of the time.
295 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bazardo puts 64.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 49.9% when he is ahead.
259 located pitches behind, 371 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bazardo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1130 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bazardo works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1130 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Bazardo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
246 of 1130 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bazardo puts 49.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
165 pitches to right-handed hitters, 159 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bazardo averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 197th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Bazardo, 34th percentile.
324 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 356th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Bazardo gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
324 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 340th in MLB.
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