His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Griffin's cutter averages 87.8 mph, and has touched 90.7.
261 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Griffin throws a fastball 84.8% of the time, against 37.6% when he is ahead.
230 pitches behind in the count, 234 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Griffin's sweeper moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
112 thrown, averaging 79.9 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Griffin goes to the splitter: 21.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 1% the rest of the time.
241 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Griffin averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 493rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Griffin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
832 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Griffin's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 82.0 off his sinker.
132 and 95 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Griffin's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
132 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Griffin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
832 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Griffin puts 62% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38% when he is ahead.
229 located pitches behind, 234 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Griffin puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
584 pitches to right-handed hitters, 249 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Griffin's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.3 against 77.9.
132 and 74 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Griffin's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 421st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .372 expected average against them, against .329 on his offspeed pitches.
186 of his breaking balls thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Griffin is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 127th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Griffin works with 7 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Changeup, and a little else. The cutter is 31.3% of everything he throws.
833 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Griffin throws 40.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.1% with the bases empty.
167 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 666 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Griffin lands 52% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
488 of his fastballs, 186 of his breaking balls.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Griffin throws the sweeper 26.1% of the time against left-handers and 8% against right-handers.
584 pitches to right-handers, 249 to left-handers.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Griffin's fastball averages 89.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.1 past his 75th.
139 early fastballs, 94 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Griffin's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
148 of 832 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Griffin projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Griffin's sweeper spins at 2,462 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
112 thrown in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Griffin throws a strike on the first pitch 58.2% of the time.
213 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Griffin releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
576 tracked pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Griffin gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Griffin's cutter averages 87.8 mph, and has touched 90.7.
261 thrown, 31.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Griffin's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 82.0 off his sinker.
132 and 95 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Griffin's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.3 against 77.9.
132 and 74 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Griffin works with 7 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Changeup, and a little else. The cutter is 31.3% of everything he throws.
833 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Griffin throws the sweeper 26.1% of the time against left-handers and 8% against right-handers.
584 pitches to right-handers, 249 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Griffin's sweeper spins at 2,462 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
112 thrown 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 Griffin throws a fastball 84.8% of the time, against 37.6% when he is ahead.
230 pitches behind in the count, 234 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Griffin goes to the splitter: 21.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 1% the rest of the time.
241 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Griffin puts 62% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38% when he is ahead.
229 located pitches behind, 234 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Griffin throws a strike on the first pitch 58.2% of the time.
213 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Griffin's sweeper moves 17.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
112 thrown, averaging 79.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Griffin's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
132 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Griffin averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 493rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Griffin releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
832 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Griffin's fastball averages 89.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.1 past his 75th.
139 early fastballs, 94 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Griffin releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
576 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Griffin lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
832 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Griffin's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
148 of 832 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Griffin puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
584 pitches to right-handed hitters, 249 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Griffin's stuff spins at 2,107 rpm, 22nd percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 421st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .372 expected average against them, against .329 on his offspeed pitches.
186 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Griffin lands 52% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
488 of his fastballs, 186 of his breaking balls.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Griffin is weak: 86.6 mph off the bat on average, 76th percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 127th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Griffin projects a .340 average, 36th percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Griffin gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Griffin throws 40.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.1% with the bases empty.
167 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 666 with the bases empty.
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