When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Whitley throws a fastball 91.7% of the time, against 55.6% when he is ahead.
84 pitches behind in the count, 63 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Whitley's sinker moves 112.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Whitley throws the sinker 41.8% of the time against right-handers and 4.2% against left-handers.
91 pitches to right-handers, 168 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Whitley throws 54.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.5% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 178 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Whitley lands 54.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.3% of his breaking balls.
199 of his fastballs, 57 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Whitley's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Whitley's 4-seam fastball averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 98.1.
86 thrown, 33.2% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Whitley, 3rd percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 754th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Whitley's stuff spins at 2,571 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 62nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .407 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.
199 of his fastballs thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.3% of the contact Whitley gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 753rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Whitley goes to the curveball: 19.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.5% the rest of the time.
71 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Whitley averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 191st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Whitley projects a .399 average, 6th percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 732nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Whitley works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 33.2% of everything he throws.
259 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Whitley's cutter spins at 2,648 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
68 thrown in 2025.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Whitley lives in the strike zone: 48.3% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 268th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Whitley works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
259 located pitches in 2025.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Whitley releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
259 tracked pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Whitley throws a strike on the first pitch 62.7% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Whitley puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.4% when he is ahead.
84 located pitches behind, 63 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Whitley's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 96.3 against 89.4.
86 and 68 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Whitley throws a fastball 91.7% of the time, against 55.6% when he is ahead.
84 pitches behind in the count, 63 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Whitley goes to the curveball: 19.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.5% the rest of the time.
71 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Whitley throws a strike on the first pitch 62.7% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Whitley puts 53.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.4% when he is ahead.
84 located pitches behind, 63 ahead.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Whitley's sinker moves 112.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Whitley's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
86 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Whitley throws the sinker 41.8% of the time against right-handers and 4.2% against left-handers.
91 pitches to right-handers, 168 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Whitley's 4-seam fastball averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 98.1.
86 thrown, 33.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Whitley works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 33.2% of everything he throws.
259 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Whitley's cutter spins at 2,648 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
68 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Whitley's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 96.3 against 89.4.
86 and 68 of them respectively.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Whitley throws 54.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.5% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 178 with the bases empty.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Whitley lands 54.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.3% of his breaking balls.
199 of his fastballs, 57 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .407 expected average against them, against .330 on his breaking balls.
199 of his fastballs thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 93.0 mph off the bat against Whitley, 3rd percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 754th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
54.3% of the contact Whitley gives up is hit hard, 3rd percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 753rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Whitley projects a .399 average, 6th percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 732nd in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Whitley's stuff spins at 2,571 rpm, 92nd percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 62nd in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Whitley averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 76th percentile in the league.
259 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 191st in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Whitley lives in the strike zone: 48.3% of his pitches are in it, 66th percentile.
259 pitches in 2025. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 268th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Whitley works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
259 located pitches in 2025.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Whitley releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
259 tracked pitches in 2025.
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