When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Marquez throws a fastball 68.5% of the time, against 40.4% when he is ahead.
248 pitches behind in the count, 272 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marquez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
354 and 103 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Marquez's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Marquez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
918 located pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Marquez releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
830 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Marquez throws 40.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.9% with the bases empty.
72 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 429 with the bases empty.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Marquez lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
501 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Marquez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
354 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marquez goes to the knuckle curve: 41.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.2% the rest of the time.
259 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marquez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 38.6% of everything he throws.
918 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Marquez lands 53.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.7% of his breaking balls.
243 of his fastballs, 242 of his breaking balls.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Marquez gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
501 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Marquez's knuckle curve spins at 2,585 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
306 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marquez throws the slider 20.4% of the time against right-handers and 5.2% against left-handers.
363 pitches to right-handers, 555 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Marquez puts 56% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
248 located pitches behind, 272 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Marquez's fastball averages 94.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.2 past his 75th.
169 early fastballs, 44 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Marquez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
162 of 918 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marquez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.9.
354 thrown, 38.6% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Marquez throws a strike on the first pitch 62.3% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Marquez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
918 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Marquez's stuff spins at 2,323 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
501 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Marquez's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.6 against 85.4.
354 and 306 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marquez has thrown 29 changeups this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 87.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
918 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Marquez throws a fastball 68.5% of the time, against 40.4% when he is ahead.
248 pitches behind in the count, 272 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Marquez goes to the knuckle curve: 41.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.2% the rest of the time.
259 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Marquez puts 56% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
248 located pitches behind, 272 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Marquez throws a strike on the first pitch 62.3% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Marquez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 83.6 off his slider.
354 and 103 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Marquez works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 38.6% of everything he throws.
918 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Marquez's knuckle curve spins at 2,585 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
306 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Marquez throws the slider 20.4% of the time against right-handers and 5.2% against left-handers.
363 pitches to right-handers, 555 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Marquez's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 97.9.
354 thrown, 38.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Marquez's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 94.6 against 85.4.
354 and 306 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Marquez has thrown 29 changeups this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 87.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
918 classified pitches in 2026.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Marquez's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
126 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Marquez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
354 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Marquez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.03 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
918 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Marquez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
162 of 918 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Marquez releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
830 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Marquez's fastball averages 94.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.2 past his 75th.
169 early fastballs, 44 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Marquez releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
918 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Marquez throws 40.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.9% with the bases empty.
72 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 429 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Marquez lives in the strike zone: 45.9% of his pitches are in it, 81st percentile.
501 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 104th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Marquez lands 53.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.7% of his breaking balls.
243 of his fastballs, 242 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.8% of the contact Marquez gives up is hit hard, 22nd percentile.
501 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Marquez's stuff spins at 2,323 rpm, 61st percentile in the league.
501 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
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