This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miller goes to the slider: 53.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 35% the rest of the time.
308 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miller's sinker moves 17.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
472 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miller's sinker averages 96.8 mph, and has touched 99.8.
472 thrown, 48.7% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .269 expected average against them, against .178 on his breaking balls.
126 of his fastballs thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Miller works off the plate, with only 37.4% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Miller lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
970 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miller's sinker leaves the bat at 83.5 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.
472 and 398 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Miller throws a strike on the first pitch 50.9% of the time.
226 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miller's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Miller averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
235 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28% of the contact Miller gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Miller works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
970 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miller puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.8% when he is ahead.
307 located pitches behind, 234 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Miller projects a .274 average, 88th percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miller works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 48.7% of everything he throws.
970 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.4% of Miller's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
140 of 970 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miller throws a fastball 60.3% of the time, against 44.4% when he is ahead.
307 pitches behind in the count, 234 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Miller's stuff spins at 2,396 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
235 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miller is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Miller lands 44.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his breaking balls.
126 of his fastballs, 87 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miller's slider spins at 2,560 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
398 thrown in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miller releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
901 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Miller's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.8 against 85.6.
65 and 398 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miller releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
970 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Miller has thrown 35 changeups this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
970 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miller goes to the slider: 53.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 35% the rest of the time.
308 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Miller throws a strike on the first pitch 50.9% of the time.
226 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miller puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.8% when he is ahead.
307 located pitches behind, 234 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miller throws a fastball 60.3% of the time, against 44.4% when he is ahead.
307 pitches behind in the count, 234 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miller's sinker moves 17.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
472 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miller's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miller's sinker averages 96.8 mph, and has touched 99.8.
472 thrown, 48.7% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miller's sinker leaves the bat at 83.5 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.
472 and 398 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miller works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 48.7% of everything he throws.
970 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miller's slider spins at 2,560 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
398 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.2 mph separates Miller's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.8 against 85.6.
65 and 398 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Miller has thrown 35 changeups this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
970 classified pitches 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 fastballs: a .269 expected average against them, against .178 on his breaking balls.
126 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Miller lands 44.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his breaking balls.
126 of his fastballs, 87 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Miller works off the plate, with only 37.4% of his pitches in the zone, 9th percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th 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
Miller lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
970 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Miller works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
970 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
14.4% of Miller's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
140 of 970 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Miller averages 92.1 mph across his arsenal, 80th percentile in the league.
235 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 110th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28% of the contact Miller gives up is hit hard, 91st percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Miller projects a .274 average, 88th percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miller is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 84th percentile.
235 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Miller's stuff spins at 2,396 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
235 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miller releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
901 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miller releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
970 tracked release points, averaging 6.3 feet off the ground.
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